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Concussion Watch: Week 16 Roundup
Through the first 15 weeks of the NFL season, roughly 10 players per week suffered a concussion. Teams appeared to outdo that pace this past weekend as at least 12 players left games due to possible head injuries.
December 26, 2012
Concussion Watch: Week 15 Roundup
Week 15 of the NFL season saw at least seven players removed from games because of possible head injuries, however, two players were allowed back onto the field after appearing to sustain a concussion.
December 18, 2012
NFL's Progress On Concussions Blurred By Inconsistencies
An analysis of the NFL's concussion guidelines by FRONTLINE and ESPN has revealed an array of inconsistencies in how the league tracks, treats and even describes serious head injuries.
December 13, 2012
Inside the Numbers: Counting Concussions in the NFL
The reported number of NFL players with concussions this season is on pace to increase more than 9 percent from last year, to an average of nearly nine per week.
December 13, 2012
Concussion Watch: Week 14 Roundup
After three straight weeks in which the number of officially reported head injuries reached the double digits, teams appeared to experience a sharp drop in concussions during Week 14 of the NFL season.
December 13, 2012
Concussion Watch: Week 13 Roundup
Week 13 of the NFL season has come and gone with at least 13 players having been tested for or confirmed with a head injury.
December 13, 2012
Researchers Discover 28 New Cases of Brain Damage in Deceased Football Players
That brings the total to 50 confirmed cases of a degenerative brain disease found in former NFL, college and high school players. But some critics question whether the scientists are overstating their findings.
December 3, 2012
NFL Board Paid $2M to Players While League Denied Football-Concussion Link
The decision by the NFL's retirement board could be critical evidence in a blockbuster player lawsuit over concussions.
November 16, 2012
About Concussion Watch
Welcome to Concussion Watch, an effort to monitor the NFL's response to the risk of head injury in professional football.
November 16, 2012
A New Window Into the NCAA President's Earnings
Mark Emmert refused to address his compensation with FRONTLINE last year, but a new report sheds some light.
July 13, 2012
College Football's "Final Four" Could Quell Antitrust Fight
A Final Four is coming to college football.
June 27, 2012