League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

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League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

2013

2h 0m

7.5(8 votes)

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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.

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Will Lyman

Himself - Narrator

Harry Carson

Himself

Steve Fainaru

Himself

Mikey Collins

Himself - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Bennett Omalu

Himself - Medical Examiner

Ann McKee

Herself - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center

Stan Savran

Himself - Pittsburgh Sports Reporter

Julian Bailes

Himself - Team Physician, Steelers, 1988-97

Jim Otto

Himself

Mike Webster

Himself (archive footage)

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Kirk
Written by: Steve Fainaru
Michael Kirk

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