An incredibly powerful story on football-related brain concussions was recently published in GQ Magazine. The article – titled Brain Game – was written by Jeanne Marie Laskas and covers a lot of ground in how a Pittsburgh pathologist’s research into Mike Webster’s cause of death in 2002 caught the attention of the NFL and its owners to the point where they’re trying once more to bury and/or discredit the studies. If you thought you knew enough about brain injuries, this is one story that will open your eyes and make you mad!

And if this chilling article finally gets to each of you and you haven’t already heard, the Amen Clinic is currently offering free brain scans and followup analysis as part of their new independent study on the impact of brain concussions in the NFL. We need 100 of you guys to sign up so this detailed study can be completed and publicized immediately.

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New York Times - Concussions

Among the important subjects to be discussed at The Retired Players Summit: Head Trauma, Concussions and Brain Injuries. The New York Times’ Alan Schwarz started a long series on concussions in 2007 and the stories continue (click HERE to see a list of some of those articles). We just received more details this morning from Bob Grant:

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