Why is the NFL taking new initiatives regarding head trauma, including requiring independent neurological specialists for each team?
I have repeatedly addressed the need to empower teams’ medical staffs, both in-house and independent, to make decisions about players that are separate and apart from the interests of the football operation. Players are not concerned about dementia that may occur many years later; they’re concerned about the next practice, the next game, the next paycheck and the next contract. These measures are a solid step toward protecting players from their natural instincts of wanting to play. APNFL commissioner Roger Goodell These initiatives originate from a series of recent actions, including: (1) Congressional hearings during which Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith were put on the defensive about what’s being done regarding head trauma and brain injury; (2) An NFL-commissioned study showing greater incidence of brain injury and memory loss for former NFL players than the rest of the population; (3) A survey of NFL players showing overwhe
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