Keidel: NFL’s Concussion Confusion

By Jason Keidel
The New York Times just flashed a blinding spotlight on the NFL — a front-page dissection of the league’s concussion study between 1996 and 2001. According to the article, published on Friday, the NFL failed to include at least 100 concussions. Not surprisingly, many of them were suffered by stars like Troy Aikman and Steve Young. It fits a false narrative the NFL has stood on for decades: Stars don’t die.
It’s troubling, for sure. The NFL insist