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Concussion Watch: NFL Head Injuries in Week 5
Week 5 of the NFL season saw at least six players removed from games because of possible head injuries.
October 8, 2013
The FRONTLINE Interviews: League of Denial
Players and their families, doctors and activists talk to FRONTLINE about the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries.
October 8, 2013
In Damage Control Mode, NFL Shied From Its Own Brain Research
In 2009, a leaked NFL study seemed to mark a game-changer in the concussion crisis -- until the league distanced itself from the research.
October 8, 2013
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League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis
What did the NFL know, and when did they know it? FRONTLINE reveals the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries.
October 8, 2013
The FRONTLINE Interview: Steve Young
A Hall of Fame NFL quarterback, Young played suffered seven concussions before retiring. He says he worries about the toll that routine head hits are taking on linemen and running backs.
October 7, 2013
The FRONTLINE Interview: Harry Carson
Harry Carson is a Hall of Fame linebacker, but he says he can't enjoy the honor knowing that so many former NFL players are struggling with head injuries.
October 7, 2013
The FRONTLINE Interview: Dr. Ann McKee
A lifelong football fan, Boston University's Ann McKee has discovered the degenerative brain disease CTE in dozens of former players. In 2010, the NFL donated $1 million to her Boston University research lab, establishing it the league’s preferred brain bank.
October 7, 2013
The FRONTLINE Interview: Jim Otto
In 14 seasons of play for the Oakland Raiders, Jim Otto played had a punishing history of injuries. He needed 74 surgeries for his football-related ailments, including the amputation of one of his legs.
October 7, 2013
The FRONTLINE Interview: Lisa McHale
McHale’s husband Tom, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers lineman, was the sixth former NFL player to be diagnosed with CTE. Here, she describes her shock at the diagnosis, particularly since she had never known Tom to be diagnosed with a concussion.
October 7, 2013
The Autopsy That Changed Football
When Dr. Bennet Omalu found CTE in the brain of Steelers legend Mike Webster, he believed NFL doctors would want to know more. They didn't.
October 6, 2013
NFL Commissioner Highlights Safety Record In Letter To Fans
The letter, sent to roughly 10 million fans, comes one day after the release of two book excerpts detailing the NFL's checkered response to football's concussion crisis.
October 3, 2013
How One Client's Concussion Shook the Real "Jerry Maguire"
As an NFL super agent, Leigh Steinberg saw it all, especially when it came to injuries. But of all the hard hits he ever witnessed, there was one that especially frightened him: Troy Aikman's concussion.
October 2, 2013