League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

7.5

October 8, 2013

2h 0m

DocumentaryHistory

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.

Directed by: Michael Kirk

Top Cast

Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Himself - Narrator

Harry Carson

Himself

Steve Fainaru

Himself

Mikey Collins

Mikey Collins

Himself - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Bennett Omalu

Himself - Medical Examiner

Ann McKee

Herself - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center

Stan Savran

Stan Savran

Himself - Pittsburgh Sports Reporter

Julian Bailes

Himself - Team Physician, Steelers, 1988-97

Jim Otto

Himself

Mike Webster

Himself (archive footage)