Concussion Watch In Brawl For Seau Brain, a Proxy War Over Concussion ScienceApril 29, 2013, 11:15 am ET · by Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-WadaThe NFL’s intervention in the fate of Junior Seau’s brain — the most prized specimen yet in the race to document the relationship between football and brain damage — was part of an aggressive strategy to dictate who leads the science of concussions. 
Concussion Watch Concussion Researchers Consulted With NFL Players’ LawyersApril 5, 2013, 10:55 am ET · by Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-WadaThe disclosures come as oral arguments begin Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on the NFL’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit, which involves more than 4,000 former players who allege the league concealed the effects of football-related head trauma. 
Concussion Watch New Study Finds Brain Damage in Living Ex-NFL PlayersJanuary 22, 2013, 2:09 pm ET · by Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-WadaIt’s the first time researchers have identified signs of the crippling brain disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, in living patients. 
Concussion Watch NFL’s Progress On Concussions Blurred By InconsistenciesDecember 13, 2012, 8:57 am ET · by Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-WadaAn analysis of the NFL’s concussion guidelines by FRONTLINE and ESPN has revealed an array of inconsistencies in how the league tracks, treats and even describes serious head injuries. 
Concussion Watch Inside the Numbers: Counting Concussions in the NFLDecember 13, 2012, 8:57 am ET · by Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-WadaThe reported number of NFL players with concussions this season is on pace to increase more than 9 percent from last year, to an average of nearly nine per week. 
Concussion Watch Researchers Discover 28 New Cases of Brain Damage in Deceased Football PlayersDecember 3, 2012, 12:01 am ET · by Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-WadaThat brings the total to 50 confirmed cases of a degenerative brain disease found in former NFL, college and high school players. But some critics question whether the scientists are overstating their findings. 
Concussion Watch NFL Board Paid $2M to Players While League Denied Football-Concussion LinkNovember 16, 2012, 8:56 am ET · by Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-WadaThe decision by the NFL’s retirement board could be critical evidence in a blockbuster player lawsuit over concussions. |
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