Is the NFL Going to Be Around Twenty Years From Now?

LAST season Chris Borland, a small but solid linebacker, led the San Francisco 49ers of America’s National Football League (NFL) in tackles—an impressive feat for anyone, especially a first-year player, as Mr Borland was. He looked set to take on a bigger role with the team following the retirement last week of Patrick Willis, who had anchored the 49ers linebackers for eight seasons, but who said that persistent foot problems made it impossible for him to play.