League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (2013)

Documentary, History2 hours
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Description

Drawing on the book of the same name, League of Denial crafts a searing two-hour indictment of the National Football League’s decades-long concealment of the link between football related head injuries and brain disorders.

Michael Kirk
Director, Writer
Mark Fainaru-Wada
Writer
Steve Fainaru
Writer

Actors

Will Lyman
Will Lyman
Himself - Narrator
Harry Carson
Harry Carson
Himself
Steve Fainaru
Steve Fainaru
Himself
Mikey Collins
Mikey Collins
Himself - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Bennett Omalu
Bennett Omalu
Himself - Medical Examiner
Ann McKee
Ann McKee
Herself - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center
Stan Savran
Stan Savran
Himself - Pittsburgh Sports Reporter
Julian Bailes
Julian Bailes
Himself - Team Physician, Steelers, 1988-97
Jim Otto
Jim Otto
Himself
Mike Webster
Mike Webster
Himself (archive footage)
Steve Young
Steve Young
Self
Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman
Self (archive footage)
Leigh Steinberg
Leigh Steinberg
Self
Christopher Nowinski
Christopher Nowinski
Self
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
researchsuicideamnesiacorruptionpainamerican footballdementiascientific studysexismconcussiondamagecover-upconfusionmoneyracismscientistdenialforensic sciencemedical researchprofessional sportsresearcherlab resultsbrain damagebrain researchbrain injurynfl (national football league)memorizationamnesiacchronic painhuman brain