Mixed Messages On NFL Brain Injuries

Publish Date: Nov 16, 2012, 12:22 AM ETDuration: 08:15
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For years while the NFL's top medical experts denied any link between football and long-term brain damage, the league retirement board awarded disability payments to at least three former players after concluding that football caused their brain injuries.

Tags: NFL, Mike Webster, disability, brain injury, concussion, lawsuit, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, Bob Fitzsimmons, Dr. Edward Westbrook

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