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League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (2013)
120 minTV-PGDocumentaryHistory
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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.
Director: Michael Kirk
Cast
Will Lyman
Himself - Narrator
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Harry Carson
Himself
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Steve Fainaru
Himself
Mikey Collins
Himself - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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Bennett Omalu
Himself - Medical Examiner
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Ann McKee
Herself - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center
Stan Savran
Himself - Pittsburgh Sports Reporter
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Julian Bailes
Himself - Team Physician, Steelers, 1988-97
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Jim Otto
Himself
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Mike Webster
Himself (archive footage)
Steve Young
Self
Troy Aikman
Self (archive footage)
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Leigh Steinberg
Self
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Christopher Nowinski
Self
Keywords
Plot:researchsuicideamnesiacorruptionpainamerican footballdementiascientific studysexismconcussiondamagecover-upconfusionmoneyracismscientistdenialforensic sciencemedical researchprofessional sportsresearcherlab resultsbrain damagebrain researchbrain injurynfl (national football league)memorizationamnesiacchronic painhuman brain
