NFL Acknowledges Link Between Football and CTE: Latest Details and Comments

March 14, 2016   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

A senior NFL official acknowledged Monday there is an existing association between football and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, according to Steve Fainaru of ESPN.com. Fainaru wrote it was "the first time a senior league official has conceded football's connection to the devastating brain disease."
When asked if there is a link between football and neurodegenerative diseases, Jeff Miller, the NFL's senior vice president of health and safety policy, said, per Fainaru, "The answer to that question is certainly yes."
"The admission came during a roundtable discussion on concussions convened by the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce," Fainaru wrote.
After Miller spoke, the NFL tried to clarify the league's stance, via A.J. Perez of USA Today:
“He was discussing Dr. [Ann McKee]'s findings and made the additional point that a lot more questions need to be answered,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy sa...

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