The Congressional Judiciary Committee Forum on Head Injuries and Other Sports Injuries in Youth, High School, College and Professional Football. More details on speakers and schedules in an earlier post – click HERE.
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1:00 p.m. (CST) at Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing Auditorium
Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX
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Wow! Is it just us or did January whiz right by and now we’re already heading into February and the Superbowl? Here’s a roundup of some items to close off the month.
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Next Congressional Hearing in Houston Feb. 1st
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Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) is holding the second Judiciary Committee Hearing on concussions at the Wayne State School of Medicine Conference Center in Detroit Michigan on Monday Jan. 4, 2010 at 1:00 pm EST. This hearing appears to be much more wide-ranging and the scheduled testimony includes independent doctors and even World Super Welterweight boxing champ Thomas “Hitman” Hearns is testifying, along with Rev. Al Sharpton. Bernie Parrish, Hall of Famer Lem Barney, Kyle Turley and George Martin are the retired players slated to testify this time.
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The NFL will be attempting to show that they’re “embracing” the importance of recognizing concussions by embracing long-term studies such as those being conducted by the likes of The Sports Legacy Institute and Dr. Bennett Omalu. Why? Because they’re long-term and results will be slow in coming (Think about it this way: the studies depend on retired players donating their brains AFTER they die …many years later). They have nothing to lose by appearing to support these types of studies in the present time.
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The NFL doesn’t seem to care about their active players and they despise the retired players! All they offer is lip service to serious, life-changing head injuries. Unless a player is carried off the field on national TV, it’s almost impossible for a retired player to access his earned disability benefits. And his Union is nowhere to be seen when it comes to representing him. The NFL disability system has been illegal and it violates ERISA Law as well as their own plan document!
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell continues to come up with ridiculous and meaningless benefits that offer little or nothing in an effort to continue misleading Congress. However, judging from his performance last month in Washington DC, this scheme doesn’t seem to be working any more. Maxine Waters told Roger Goodell, “It is time to remove the antitrust exemption from the NFL.”
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I was watching this recent discussion (3:37) from FOX Sports on concussions – Terry Bradshaw says it all:
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ABC’s Martin Bashir and Roxanna Sherwood did a piece on NFL brain concussions on Friday night’s NIGHTLINE. From their post online:
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“Football players are getting bigger. The game is getting faster. Now, the chorus of concern is getting louder. At least four recent studies have raised serious questions about the impact of pro football on the brains of players. But are they being driven mad by the game?
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