League of denial the NFL's concussion crisis

DVD 2013

A multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault as thousands of former players claim the league has covered up football's connection to long-term brain injuries. In a special two-hour investigation, Frontline and prize-winning journalists Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN reveal the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries.

Item Details & Discovery

Explore Topics & Themes:

Brain Concussion

Brain Wounds and injuries United States

Brain damage Patients United States

Football Moral and ethical aspects United States

Football injuries

National Football League

Sports injuries United States

Sports medicine United States

More in this Genre:

Documentary television programs Sports television programs Video recordings

Part of a Series:

Frontline Frontline (Television program) DVD

View technical details & catalog information

ISBN:

9781608830053

Description:

1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
mixed
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Other Title:

NFL's concussion crisis [DVD]
Frontline. League of denial : the NFL's concussion crisis [DVD]

Notes:

Originally broadcast on October 8, 2013 as a segment of the television program Frontline
Based on the book: League of denial: the NFL, concussions and the battle for truth by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru
Editor, Steve Audette ; director of photography, Ben McCoy ; music, John E. Low ; camera, Travis Fox
Narrator: Will Lyman
Reporters: Jim Gilmore, Steve Fainaru, Mark Fainaru-Wada
DVD, widescreen, region 1, stereo
For private home use only
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Contents:

Intro
"Iron Mike" Webster
Mike Webster's last battle
"Here come the hits ..."
Downplaying the risk
A scientific first
Goodell takes charge
Precious cargo
"A very serious state of denial"
Congress enters the game
A game changer
Damage control
Credits

Control Number:

965083

UPC:

841887020077

Other Authors:

Fainaru, Steve, reporter, writer
Fainaru-Wada, Mark, reporter, writer
Fainaru-Wada, Mark. League of denial: the NFL, concussions and the battle for truth. DVD
Gilmore, Jim, producer, reporter
Kirk Documentary Group
Kirk, Michael, producer, writer, director
Lyman, Will, 1948- narrator
PBS Distribution (Firm)
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
WGBH Educational Foundation
Wiser, Mike, producer, writer

View in Classic Catalog