League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

Oct 8, 2013

2h 0m

★ 7.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

FRONTLINE

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis Trailers

Cast

Himself - Narrator

Will Lyman

Himself

Harry Carson

Himself

Steve Fainaru

Himself - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Mikey Collins

Himself - Medical Examiner

Bennett Omalu

Herself - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center

Ann McKee

Himself - Pittsburgh Sports Reporter

Stan Savran

Himself - Team Physician, Steelers, 1988-97

Julian Bailes

Himself

Jim Otto

Himself (archive footage)

Mike Webster

Self

Steve Young

Self (archive footage)

Troy Aikman

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