The NFL and the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health are disputing an ESPN report that claims the league yanked funding for a brain-injury study because the research will be led by a Bo… ...

Their open letter said the study is dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease.

On the contentious issue of concussions, the NFL has relented on a once-steadfast stance. Yes, the league acknowledged publicly for the first time, there is a connection between football and the ...

ESPN reported that the NFL – which had promised to commit as much $30 million for the study of the debilitating brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – is now withholding ...

NFL official links football, CTE; could it affect $1B deal? / ... The league has long denied proof linking the sport and the condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

For the first time, an NFL official has acknowledged a link between a degenerative brain disease and the sport of football. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

PHILADELPHIA — The NFL is standing behind a top executive’s acknowledgement that the brain disease CTE can be linked to football. The comments by Jeff Miller, the senior vice president for ...

The recent study that found CTE in the brains of 110 of 111 deceased NFL players presents a challenge to the durability of the league’s $1 billion concussion settlement with former players ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Officials with the National Football League state that a degenerative brain disease has been linked to football. At a San Francisco event prior to the Super Bowl ...

On the contentious issue of concussions, the NFL has relented on a once-steadfast stance. Yes, the league acknowledged publicly for the first time, there is a connection between football and the ...

The NFL has since awarded $1.2 billion to more than 1,600 athletes. ... saw their claims get denied, and then died and had CTE confirmed at autopsy. Amna Nawaz: ...

The NFL has faced ongoing controversy for years regarding the potential link between chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and football-related injuries, with no resolution in sight.. More News ...