Transcript for the frontline film league of denial. Neurosurgeon joseph maroon introduces his new book square one a simple guide to a balanced life. The league said concussions, let alone repeat concussions, werent happening to its players. He is particularly known for his work studying concussions and concussion prevention as well as his hypothesis on the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Comprehensively, and for the first time, awardwinning espn investigative reporters mark fainaruwada and steve fainaru tell the story of a public health crisis that. League of denial reveals how the nfl, over a period of nearly two decades, sought to cover up and deny mounting evidence of the connection between football and brain damage.
Wrestling author irv muchnick published a detailed overview of the new nflconcussionrelated book, league of denial. Espn reporters mark fainaruwada and steve fainaru are writing a book about football and brain injuries, to be published in 20 by crown books, a. League of denial, on concussions in the nfl, by mark. Julian bailes, a former steelers team doctor and personal friend of mike webster. Bennet omalu, a nigerian forensic pathologist, who, while working as a neuropathologist at the allegheny county, pennsylvania, coroners office examined the brains of several deceased national football league nfl players. If only 10% of mothers in america begin to conceive of football as dangerous, that is the end of football. Write a report on which sports, other than american football, put players at risk for repetitive head injury. Maroon struggles with a foot in each camp the nfl and science but explains the nfls central fear of omalus research.
Neurosurgeon joseph maroon introduces his new book. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Coming to a bookstore and tv near you tomorrow is league of denial a book and documentary about one of the dirty little secrets the nfl. Fainaru brothers track the concussion denial family tree. The same quote was attributed to maroon in league of denial. Interview with mark lovellimpact founder, concussion testing. Joseph maroon and his fellow impact concussion management system developers at the university of pittsburgh medical center are front and center in separate excerpts of the book league of denial, by mark fainaruwada and steve fainaru, which are published today by sports illustrated and espn.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. On 25 december 2015, concussion, a movie about the national football league and concussions to its players, will premiere in theaters in the usa. Joseph maroon is an american neurosurgeon, author, and triathlon athlete. Espn pulling out of its collaboration with the league of denial documentary koblin, 20, despite two of its writers, steve fainaru and mark fanairuwada authoring the book version of the film stands as one such vivid example. One of the most important things people learn early on in life is nothing is free. An excellent book dealing with the subject is league of denial the nfl, concussions, and the battle for trust by mark fainaruwada and steve fainaru.
Will smiths concussion doesnt have a happy ending, and. Played by alec baldwin, bailes may love the game, but he cannot deny the science and feels. Anyone familiar with the book league of denial or the movie concussion knows the nfl wasnt exactly quick to embrace the possibility that head trauma in football carries risks so severe, they. Update on why corbin may have heat, per mike johnson. Maroons unexpected savior was a slim, leatherbound book titled i dare you, which taught him how to address four key areas so important to rebalancing his life. He played eight seasons at running back for the nfls pittsburgh steelers and chicago bears, retiring after the 1994 season. Joseph maroon, impact has become a standard tool used in clinical management of concussions for athletes. Concussion movie vs true story of bennet omalu, mike webster. At one point in the book the authors quote maroon as saying, if only 10 percent of the mothers in america begin to conceive of football as a dangerous game, then thats the end. He is particularly known for his work studying concussions and concussion prevention as well as his hypothesis after the discovery of the cte by dr. Pittsburgh steelers brain doctor joe maroon did his own calculations and estimated that two to four concussions occurred in every nfl game. Bennet omalu, a forensic pathologist who fights against the national football league trying to suppress his research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy. For frontline, espn and in their own book, theyve been investigating. The current thought in finding a cure is to develop a medication that would prevent the buildup of tau proteins in the brain, which is the characteristic component of cte.
If only 10 percent of mothers in america begin to conceive of football as a dangerous game, that is the end of. Impact test dr joseph maroon spine and health information. Also last week, perhaps indignant that a 24yearold would choose to retire from the nfl, dr. Bennett, do you really understand the impact of what youre doing. League of denial tackles nfls concussion issue headon 1 153 a behindthescenes look at filming around the world for television and movies, as seen from the streets. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Watch league of denial to get a more detailed and in my opinion much more compelling version of the events. Berea, ohio for years, the national football league denied, denied, denied.
The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. If the pbs frontline documentary league of denial is a damning indictment of the national football leagues action and inaction on the problem of brain damage in football, the book of the same name is a sweeping conviction. As team neurosurgeon for the pittsburgh steelers, maroon and his colleagues developed a now widely used test to determine whether a football player should return to play after a concussion. League of denial part 2 october 8, 20 october 8, 20 dustin fink coming to a bookstore and tv near you today is league of denial a book and documentary about one of the dirty little secrets the nfl has been avoiding for some time. Joe maroon, the nfls first brain specialist, lays out the threat to the league. More than a decade ago, the sports equipment manufacturer riddell was developing a highly anticipated new football helmet designed to reduce players risk of concussions. Joseph maroon arliss howard a top neurosurgeon with ties and interest in the nfl. Maybe most importantly, many young athletes do not understand the potential consequences and graveness of a concussion and often minimize or deny. The nfl, concussions, and the battle for truth, which included an examination of wwes impact test provider dr.
In what i have been able to read thus far both steve fainaru and mark fainaruwada have done a good job of telling the hidden secret. Johnson said that hed heard from four different wrestlers within the company that at a talent meeting before the show, the head of wwes wellness policy, joseph maroon, brought up the concussion lawsuitctefootball and corbin, in front of everyone, said hed worked for the nba and was a former football player and said it was said that he. Andre waters committed suicide in 2006, at the age of 44. League of denial part 1 october 7, 20 october 7, 20 dustin fink coming to a bookstore and tv near you tomorrow is league of denial a book and documentary about one of the dirty little secrets the nfl has been avoiding for some time. In the most melodramatic moment of league of denial, after bennett omalu discovers cte in the brain of mike webster, he is pressed by joseph maroon, a doctor working for the steelers. I was blown away by the information provided on topics ranging from the first case of brain damage to be associated with playing football to the nfls denial of the facts. After his retirement, sullivan became chief operating officer of a company that. Ann mckee, the central casting blondebombshell laboratory coat face of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Last month frontline carried a twohour program entitled league of denial about the history of what it called the nfls coverup about concussions. Since 1996 he had been a football analyst for espn television. The fainaus went as deep as they possibly could without the help of the league itself, even as far as getting one of the original researchers to recount some of the possible. Joseph maroon, who is employed by the pittsburgh steelers, said that riding a bicycle is more.
Additionally, as several articles noted, the nfl is at a zenith with its popularity, and arguably, readers of sport. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Joseph maroon, found doublereported cases along with a need for more and better longitudinal research into. He is a consultant to the nfls head, neck and spine committee. The nfls concussion crisis tv episode 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. By the end of 2001, the nfl had gathered a wealth of data on concussions in the league. He is the professor and vice chairman of the department of neurological surgery at the university of pittsburgh medical center, and is the current medical director of wwe. League of denial is a 20 book, initially broadcast as a documentary film, about traumatic brain injury in the national football league nfl, particularly concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy cte. They were able to get me to where i was, you know, semifunctional, he said in the book, league of denial.
Bennet ifeakandu omalu born september 30, 1968 is a nigerianamerican physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist who was the first to discover and publish findings of chronic traumatic encephalopathy cte in american football players while working at the allegheny county coroners offi. Maroon, the pittsburgh steelers neurosurgeon, sought with lovell to devise a test that could be used to establish baseline data for the steelers. Joseph maroon said that blaming cte and therefore, directly or indirectly, football for mr. The nfl, concussions, and the battle for truth mark fainaruwada and steve fainarus pageturning gamechanger of a book comes early on from dr. All but three teamsthe vikings, panthers and cowboyswere using some form of the lovell and maroon. Longs death was nothing more than fallacious reasoning. Reading league of denial will really make you stop and consider what the future has in store for professional football or football in general for that matter. The nfls concussion crisis, was produced by frontline and broadcast on pbs.