League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013•NR•2h 0m•7.5•Released
DocumentaryHistory
Drawing on the book of the same name, League of Denial crafts a searing two-hour indictment of the National Football League’s decades-long concealment of the link between football related head injuries and brain disorders.
Director
Michael Kirk
Writer
Michael Kirk, Mark Fainaru-Wada, Steve Fainaru
Languages
English
Studio
FRONTLINE
Cast
Will Lyman
Himself - Narrator
Harry Carson
Himself
Steve Fainaru
Himself
Mikey Collins
Himself - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Bennett Omalu
Himself - Medical Examiner
Ann McKee
Herself - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center
Stan Savran
Himself - Pittsburgh Sports Reporter
Julian Bailes
Himself - Team Physician, Steelers, 1988-97
Jim Otto
Himself
Mike Webster
Himself (archive footage)
Steve Young
Self
Troy Aikman
Self (archive footage)
Leigh Steinberg
Self
Christopher Nowinski
Self
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