Congressional Report Says NFL Meddled in NIH Study on Football, Brain Disease

A congressional investigation found the NFL attempted to influence a National Institutes of Health study on the link between football and brain injuries before pulling its funding when the NIH thwarted its attempts.

Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN’s Outside the Lines obtained the 91-page congressional report, which depicts in detail the NFL’s improper strong-arming efforts. According to the report, the NFL was displeased with the choice of Boston University’s Dr. Robert Stern and pulled its $16 million contribution when the NIH refused to change its selection.  

“It’s one of the most troubling and disturbing reports I’ve seen,” NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith told OTL. “It reaffirms the fact that the league has its own view about how they care about players in the NFL.”

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin also commented:

Hey @nflcommish, it’s issues and articles like this (https://t.co/vvztwPhYdI) in which we are talking about. We are waiting…

— Doug Baldwin Jr (@DougBaldwinJr) May 23, 2016

Taxpayer money was instead used to fund the study, which “officially launches next week in Boston.” Dr. Stern is attempting to find a test that can determine chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain condition …

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