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The settlement could cost the league $1 billion to resolve lawsuits filed by thousands of former pro football players who say they suffered chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
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Renee Montagne talks with ESPN reporter Steve Fainaru about a startling statement by the NFL's executive vice president for health and safety about chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Researchers have had few female brains with which to study a degenerative brain disease that is linked to repeated blows to the head.
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The film centers on the man who linked a brain disease to football player deaths. Smith says, "This is probably the farthest role away from me that I've ever played, but it was exhilarating."
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As Morning Edition examines the dangers of concussions, David Greene talks to football analyst Jim Trotter about Junior Seau. The NFL star's 2012 suicide elevated the issue of concussions.
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Two then-students at Dartmouth College built a game-changing mobile robotic football dummy that they say will decrease head injuries sustained from repeated tackling collisions.
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Most concussions in youth soccer happen during heading the ball. But it isn't the ball's fault, researchers say. Rather, it's player collisions. Avoiding aggressive play would help reduce injuries.
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The lawsuit, brought by former players, could cost the league up to $1 billion. The settlement had originally been reached in 2013.
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Worries about possibly incurring brain injuries prompted 24-year-old Chris Borland to end his NFL career after one season. "I just honestly want to do what's best for my health," he said.
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The NCAA is suggesting that football teams hold no more than two contact practices per week during the season in guidelines that grew out of a safety and…