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NFL Pledges Another $100 Million For Study Of Head Injuries, Safety In Football

6:07pm September 14, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The $100 million figure represents 1 percent of the roughly $10 billion in annual income that the league and its teams have been reported to pull in.

Kevin Turner was a lead plaintiff in the class-action lawsuit against the NFL that was affirmed Monday. Turner died last month; he's seen here in a 2014 Senate hearing on the long-term effects of brain injuries.

Concussion Update: U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Deal Between NFL, Retired Players

2:43pm April 18, 2016

by Bill Chappell

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.

John Castello decided to stop playing football when he learned about the risks of brain injury.

The Impact Of 'Concussion': High School Football Player Changes Course

9:24am February 27, 2016

John Castello had a full scholarship to play college football — but he turned it down. He says he was worried about the long-term consequences of playing football after seeing the movie Concussion.

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Frank Gifford attends the 19th Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards on Oct. 20, 2009, at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

Former NFL Great Frank Gifford Had CTE, Family Says

7:52pm November 25, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The former New York Giants star running back, who died in August, was diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, his family said Wednesday.