ESPN is sponsoring an independent study on NFL retired players’ pain and pain management issues. This study will be conducted by Dr. Linda Cottler from Washington University in St. Louis through phone interviews. They’ve assured everyone that participants and personal details will be kept completely anonymous. (Click on the letter to enlarge for easier reading.)
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Thanks to the folks over at Hulu, the documentary Blood Equity is now available for viewing online. Read an earlier post about the video on Dave Pear’s site – click HERE. (You can expand the video to Full Screen by clicking on the enlarge button in the upper right corner of the screen after the [...]
This just came in over the wire regarding the new class action lawsuit with the NFL and NFL Films. The courts in Minnesota have upheld the suit and is allowing it to proceed. Here’s the press release along with a copy of the Order Denying the NFL’s Motion to stop the lawsuit posted on Scribd [...]
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Dr. Daniel Amen has just allowed us to post a great interview in which he discusses his interest in studying the current debate and issues, how his clinic is studying the problem, as well as some of the new findings that have started to come out of these ongoing studies. (The entire interview is only [...]
More details to come later but we’re excited to announce that our 2010 Independent Retired Football Players Summit will be held once again at the South Point Resort & Casino in Las Vegas next spring. The dates – April 16 – 18, 2010. Mark your calendars! We’ll have special rates, speakers and registration forms [...]
The day’s session has concluded and is now online in its entirety for viewing. Click on the morning or afternoon clip below to go directly to C-Span site to view.
The finalized witness list for the Congressional Hearings was just released (each of the witnesses will have their testimony attached after the hearings are completed – click HERE to check on the Congressional site or click on their name when their testimony is finally posted).We did have one small question: Why are Tiki Barber and [...]
First of all, we want to congratulate George Martin for his appointment as the Executive Director of the NFL Alumni Association; George was selected from a broad range of talented candidates with hats in the ring. George steps into this newly-created, salaried position at the Alumni. The choice was appropriate and George is well-liked.
Today’s official [...]
Well, I got reminded a little too late tonight that CBS’ 60 Minutes ran Bob Simon’s episode on brain concussions and brain disease tonight and I missed it (like a lot of you out there I suspect!).
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