Frontline reveals the hidden story of the nfl and brain injuries. Reactions to the frontline pbs documentary, league of. League of denial is a 20 book, initially broadcast as a documentary film, about traumatic. In league of denial, the highlyanticipated frontline documentary airing on pbs tuesday night, ann mckee, a neuropathologist who has spent. Drawing on the book league of denial by steve fainaru and mark fainaruwada of espn, the film explores what the league knew and when about the connection between football and brain injuries. A major frontline investigation of what the nfl knew and when it knew it. The national football league presides over americas indisputable national. Funding for frontline is provided through the support of pbs. The documentary is based on the book league of denial. The nfls concussion crisis pbs site for the documentary, where it can be viewed for free. The national football league presides over americas indisputable national pastime, but the league is under assault. League of denial could not have been made anywhere but frontline, and would not have aired anywhere but pbs, kirk says. In a special investigation, frontline joins prizewinning journalists steve fainaru and mark fainaruwada to reveal the hidden story of the nfl and brain injuries, drawn from their book league of denial. The book was written by espn reporters mark fainaruwada and steve fainaru.
Watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free. League of denial, an exhaustive examination of the nfls history with concussion and other brainrelated injuries and its seemingly lackluster response to those. Thousands of former players have claimed it tried to cover up how football inflicted their longterm brain injuries. The most damning quotes from league of denial, the nfl. Pbs on tuesday, pbs aired the much anticipated frontline. Pbs aired the muchanticipated documentary, league of denial, about the nfl and its. The nfls concussion crisis coming october 8, 20 check local listings frontline reveals the hidden story of the nfl and brain injuries.
The documentary was produced by frontline and broadcasted on pbs. Major funding for frontline is provided by the john d. League of denial likely wont change a thing for the win. Pbss league of denial nfl concussion documentary is. For frontline, espn and in their own book, theyve been investigating how the nfl has handled evidence that football may be destroying the brains of nfl. There are a lot of conflicts of interest in the frontline documentary league of denial. Espns decision will in no way affect the content, production or october release of frontlines league of denial.
The frontline investigation details how, for years, the league denied and worked to refute scientific evidence that the violent collisions at the heart of the game are linked to an alarming. The nfls concussion crisis, was produced by frontline and broadcast on pbs. Tuesday night marked what could be a landmark evening for the nfl and its future, as pbs frontline aired its muchanticipated documentary, league of denial. As a matter of fact, the league physician in 1994 issues an advisory that there is no evidence that one concussion leads to another, that one concussion in a short period of time combined with. Tonight on frontline, the epic story of footballs concussion crisis. League of denial, based on a book by steve fainaru and mark fainaruwadu, argues strongly and persuasively that the national football league has tried for 20 years to juke and jive around. The national football league, a multibilliondollar commercial juggernaut, presides over americas indisputable national pastime. The nfls concussion crisis what did the nfl know, and when. Funding for frontline is provided through the support of pbs viewers and by the corporation for public broadcasting. The nfls concussions crisis, which premieres tonight on pbs at 9.
In a special twohour investigation, frontline reveals the hidden story of the nfl and brain injuries. New book, and pbs documentary, details nfls concussion denial. Originally a documentary film, league of denial was adapted into a nonfiction book by fainaruwada and fainaru. Nfl and brain injuries drawn from their book, league of denial. But league of denial, pbs frontline s investigative documentary based on a book of the same name, got an extra boost of attention when pbs s partner in. League of denial is a 20 book, initially broadcast as a documentary film, about traumatic brain injury in the national football league, particularly concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The book and film devote significant attention to the story of mike webster and his footballrelated b. Frontline despite a withdrawal by original broadcasting partner espn in august, the pbs series aired its highly anticipated twohour investigation league of denial. League of denial video guide and questions iii part iii the discrediting of dr. Yes, just like, enhance the game and enhance the lives of the players, and save, on a macroeconomic level, eventually save money for the entire country, because there are tangible and intangible costs of cte in terms of familys lost income, so much.
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