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Top Nfl Official Acknowledges Link Between Football And Brain Disease


Champ Kind
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2016-03-15T022434Z_1006980002_LYNXNPEC2E023_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-NFL-CTE.JPGThe statement came from the National Football League's senior vice president for health and safety, Jeff Miller, when he was asked during a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee whether a link has been established between football and disorders such as CTE. Miller's comment marked the first time a senior league official has publicly conceded the sport's connection to CTE, which medical research has closely linked with the repeated head injuries, often leading to aggression and dementia. An NFL spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Miller's testimony.

 

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