In the film League of Denial, it goes through the events of\nthe discovery of CTE and how the NFL reacted to its discovery. Dr. Bennet Omalu first saw this disease in\nlong time Pittsburgh Stealer, Mike Webster. After the discovery the NFL denied\na connection and shunned Dr. Omalu and his work. Later a group of doctors from\nBoston University discovered the same disease in other former NFL players. It\nwas not until new NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, did the NFL start to consider\nthe game having a long-lasting effect on players health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was interesting to see the NFL continue denying the risks\nof the sport after so many brains were examined. I believe at one point it was\n10 of the 11 brains examined had CTE. Though admittedly that is a small sample\nsize, that really seems like a bad look for the NFL. By the end of the film in\n2013 the doctors had examined I believe 57 brains of former NFL player, 56 had\nCTE. By 2013 the league was more open to the fact that there could be problems\nwith taking repeated hits to the head though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think my biggest surprise was the NFL\u2019s shunning of Dr.\nOmalu\u2019s work after other doctors confirmed seeing the same thing. At first, I\nunderstand them not wanting this information out, but then even when other doctors\nworking with the NFL confirmed Dr. Omalu\u2019s work they continued to shun him. When\nhe got the go ahead from Junior Seau\u2019s son to examine his brain after death,\nonly to have the league call the son and tell him that Omalu\u2019s work was not trustworthy.\nThat is shocking that they would continue to lock him out of that work long\nafter others say the same thing he had.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the film League of Denial, it goes through the events of the discovery of CTE and how the NFL reacted to its discovery. Dr. Bennet Omalu first saw this disease in long time Pittsburgh Stealer, Mike Webster. After the discovery the NFL denied a connection and shunned Dr. Omalu and his work. Later a … Continue reading League of denial<\/span>