What is the league of denial documentary about?
“League Of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis” investigates how, for years, the league worked to refute scientific evidence that the violent collisions at the heart of the game are linked to an alarming incidence of early-onset dementia, catastrophic brain damage and other devastating consequences, even death.
What is PBS Frontline special league of denial?
Never miss a FRONTLINE documentary The National Football League, a multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut, presides over America’s indisputable national pastime. In a special two-hour investigation, FRONTLINE reveals the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries.
What event did Chris Nowinski try to take the CTE research public to the NFL and it’s players and viewers?
We decided to do a press conference at the Super Bowl in 2009 because we were in the midst of a battle with the NFL about this issue. The NFL at that point was saying that CTE is not a real — this is a misdiagnosis; this is not a real problem; it’s not connected to trauma.
How long is League of denial?
League of Denial
| Authors | Mark Fainaru-Wada Steve Fainaru |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Crown Archetype |
| Publication date | October 8, 2013 |
| Pages | 416 |
What did Aaron Hernandez brain look like?
Hernandez’s brain had dark spots associated with tau protein and shrunken, withered areas, compared with immaculate white of the sample. His brain had significant damage to the frontal lobe, which impacts a person’s ability to make decisions and moderate behavior.
How do NFL players get concussions?
There are approximately 0.41 concussions per NFL game of American football: 67.7% of concussions involve impact by another player’s helmet, 20.9% involve impact by other body regions (e.g., a knee), and 11.4% involve impact on the ground (29, 31, 32, 40).
Who is Chris Nowinski as it relates to CTE?
Chris Nowinski is co-founder and CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, a non-profit whose mission is to support athletes, Veterans, and all affected by concussions and CTE; achieve smarter sports and safer athletes through education and innovation and to End CTE through prevention and research.
What drugs did Mike Webster use?
In 1999, Webster was charged with forging 19 prescriptions to obtain Ritalin, a stimulant mainly used for children with attention deficit hyperactivity. He said he was using the drug to treat brain damage caused by repeated head injuries that had led him to behave erratically.
What brain damage did Hernandez have?
Hernandez was posthumously diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease associated with violence, depression, and dementia-like symptoms.