League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

2h
DocumentaryHistory
7.5

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.

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

Crew

Michael Kirk
Director, Writer
Steve Fainaru
Writer
Mark Fainaru-Wada
Writer
Steve Audette
Editor
Ben McCoy
Cinematography
John E. Low
Music

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