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… ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...