Reactions to the frontline pbs documentary, league of denial. And so does espn, which dropped out of this documentary project after collaborating with frontline for months. The producers of frontline are used to reporting the news. The nfl, concussions and the battle for truth, written by brothers mark fainaruwada and steve fainaru. Frontline reveals the hidden story of the nfl and brain injuries. League of denial blows the lid off the conspiracy to cover up the longterm consequences of concussions in the nfl. The 15 most damning quotes from league of denial, the nfl concussion documentary on tuesday, pbs aired the much anticipated frontline documentary, league of denial. The book uncovered the national football leagues involvement in hiding and insufficiently educating players about the risks of brainrelated injuries in football. An almost harder pill to swallow is the nfls monolithic negligence with regard to head trauma on the field. If the pbs documentary league of denial is a damning indictment of how the nfl has handled the problem of brain damage in the sport, the book of the same name is a. The brothers compare the nfl to big tobacco, which denied the risks of smoking for decades before the government stepped in to stop the damage. League of denial is a 20 book, initially broadcast as a documentary film, about traumatic brain injury in the national football league nfl, particularly concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy cte. Pbs frontline investigates concussions in nfl in league.
Episodes such as tuesdays league of denial documentary on pbs and its companion book will continue to shine the interrogative spotlight on. The story of this 2005 paper, and the apparent attempts of the nfl to cover up its findings, have been widely told, most prominently in the acclaimed film and book league of denial fainaruwada. To ask other readers questions about league of denial, please sign up. Filmmaker clarifies critique of espn s coverage of nfl. But, their former partnership with espn on the documentary, league of denial. League of denial was released in october of 20 and a two hour frontline documentary subsequently aired on pbs. League of denial tackles nfls concussion issue headon 1 153 a behindthescenes look at filming around the world for television and movies, as seen from the streets. League of denial documentary details how nfl covered up.
League of denial, on concussions in the nfl, by mark. Since its october release, league of denial has been on the forefront of just about every discussion about football and the head injuries that are taken as. Watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free. Espn could be proud of its contributions to the pbs frontline documentary league of denial. The book is must reading for fans, coaches and players at all levels, and parents. Moving between the nfl trenches, americas research labs and the boardrooms where the nfl went to war against science, league of denial examines how the league used its power and resources to attack independent scientists and elevate its own flawed research a campaign with echoes of big tobaccos fight to deny the connection between. The national football league presides over americas indisputable national pastime, but the league is under assault.
Nfl fans weigh impact of players head injuries its been a week since the documentary league of denial and the book by the same name revealed how the. The nfl, concussions, and the battle for truth, to discuss that book and the new frontline documentary of. The nfls concussion crisis airing tuesday, october 8, 911 p. New book, and pbs documentary, details nfls concussion denial. Pbs and its show frontline aired the highly anticipated documentary league of denial, a look into the national football leagues handling of concussions tuesday night. League of denial nfl concussion documentary to become. The 15 most damning quotes from league of denial, the.
League of denial is a 20 book, initially broadcast as a documentary film, about traumatic brain injury in the national football league nfl, particularly. We will not waver in our longterm commitment to a better and safer game at all levels. We believe that the documentary is an important and critical piece of journalism. The league spent the best part of two decades in a profound state of denial. League of denial is an important step in understanding the risks those players face. Tuesday night marked what could be a landmark evening for the nfl and its future, as pbs frontline aired its muchanticipated documentary, league of denial. League of denial reveals how the nfl, over a period of nearly two decades, sought to cover up and deny mounting evidence of the connection between football and brain damage. This documentary is characteristic of frontline researched, polished but the subject matter is infuriating. The nfl, concussions and the battle for truth, written by brothers mark fainaru. The movieand its accompanying booksharply criticize the. Us documentary league of denial exposes nfls response.
His book league of denial forms the basis of a pbs documentary on the concussion crisis in the nfl. The two authors, mark and steve fainaru are espn reporters, and brothers. The nfls concussion crisis has been the focus of headlines across newspapers, tv and radio lately. The nfls concussion crisis what did the nfl know, and when. When it comes to brain injury, authors say nfl is in. The nfls concussion crisis august 23, 20 erik ernst leave a comment. I saw the frontline documentary first and thats what led me to the book. The film tells the story in a powerful way of what the nfl knew and helps examine the hard questions about how we move forward as a business and a football community. On tuesday night, pbs aired a frontline documentary called league of denial that examined the nfls alleged role in suppressing research about football and. The recently released book and subsequent documentary league of denial, while quite lengthy, is a massively interesting look into the controversial connection between the nfl and brainrelated injuries. Pbs will premiere a frontline documentary%2c league of denial%2c on tuesday night. League of denial by mark fainaruwada, steve fainaru.
Comprehensively, and for the first time, awardwinning espn investigative reporters mark fainaruwada and steve fainaru tell the story of a public health crisis that. The nfls concussion crisis investigates how, for years, the league worked to refute scientific evidence that the violent collisions at the heart of the game are linked to an. In league of denial, the highlyanticipated frontline documentary airing on pbs tuesday night, ann mckee, a neuropathologist who has spent. League of denial, written by mark and steve fainaru is one of the first books to publicly question the nfls concussion protocol. Fainaruwada and his brother, steve fainaru, have written a new book called league of denial, which was also turned into a frontline documentary on pbs.
The documentary was produced by frontline and broadcasted on pbs. The nfls concussion crisis what did the nfl know, and. You dont have to be a football fan to appreciate and be moved by league of denial. The book is terrific, and, surprisingly, scarier than the muchacclaimed pbs frontline documentary the authors also made. The documentary is based on the book league of denial. The nfl s concussion crisis what did the nfl know, and when did they know it. League of denial and millions of other books are available for instant access. Frontlines buzzedabout nfl documentary has arrived. Helmed by reporters mark fainaruwada and steve fainaru, who wrote a book of the same name, league of denial exposes a decadeplus of. Much of the nfls concussion debate has been covered in the mainstream press, but league of denial fills in so. I was interested in the will smith movie concussion but found this book to be.
It took twenty damn years for anything to finally happen on this matter. Two espn reporters cowrote the film and a book%2c examining the. The book was written by espn reporters mark fainaruwada and. The most damning quotes from league of denial, the nfl. Originally a documentary film, league of denial was adapted into a nonfiction book by fainaruwada and fainaru. Us documentary league of denial exposes nfls response to chronic brain trauma league of denial shines a light on the nfls approach to tackling american footballinduced brain injury.
Joe maroon, the nfls first brain specialist, lays out the threat to the league. There are a lot of conflicts of interest in the frontline documentary league of denial. Parkesmacdonald options nfl head injury expose league of denial for pic. Below find what the critics are saying about league of denial. So concluded the national football league in a december 2005 scientific paper on concussions in. The national football league, a multibilliondollar commercial juggernaut, presides over americas indisputable national pastime. Pbs aired the muchanticipated documentary, league of denial, about the nfl and its concussion crisis. Fainaruwada and fainaru are coauthors of the 20 book league of denial. When it comes to brain injury, authors say nfl is in a. The nfl said friday it did not pressure espn to pull its logo and credit from frontlines upcoming documentary about the controversial subject of. Bennet omalu, the subject of the recent will smith movie concussion, recently compared football to cigarettes, and that comparison is apt for so many. The nfl s concussion crisis, was produced by frontline and broadcast on pbs. League of denial, written by mark and steve fainaru is one of the first books to publicly question the nfl s concussion protocol.
After weeks of anticipation, the frontline documentary league of denial aired tuesday. League of denial authors discuss book, documentary at. The nfl, concussions and the battle for truth, whose reporting generated dozens of. The book was originally produced as a documentary on pbs, which aired in 2010. Theyre also joined by steve fainaru, the coauthor of the new book league of denial.
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