League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

7.6(7 votes)
2013
2h 0m
Documentary
History

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.

Production

FRONTLINE

Cast

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)

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