Pioneering ‘The NFL Today’ broadcaster Irv Cross cited as key case in NFL concussion settlement issues
A Washington Post deep dive into NFL concussion settlement issues leads with the story of famed CBS broadcaster Irv Cross.
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Stephen A. Smith blasts mishandling of Tua Tagovailoa concussions as ‘criminal’
"He had a concussion in Week 3 against the Buffalo Bills and they didn’t treat it as such."
Chris Nowinski calls Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa handling ‘a medical disaster’ on ‘The Dan Le Batard Show’
"Frankly, this is such a medical disaster that if I'm Tua and I recover from this, which is not guaranteed, I might say 'I don't want to play for this team any more because of what they did.'"
Amazon’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ criticized for initial Tua Tagovailoa injury coverage, though they soon adjusted
Michael Smith's appearance during the post-game show helped Amazon save face.
Taylor Twellman talks concussion effects ahead of a match: “I shotgunned a beer to take the, literally, buzz out of what was going on.”
"The last game I played in 2008, dude, I took meds that I never was taking, and I shotgunned a beer to take the, literally, buzz out of what was going on."
Brian Jordan talks to Sean Casey on playing in NFL and MLB, says in his NFL era “We didn’t even think about concussions”
"I would have lost a lot of money right now playing in the game. Back in my era, we were taught to lead with the front of your helmet. That’s helmet to helmet. We didn’t even think about concussions back then."
Former ESPN analyst Merril Hoge, last seen claiming concussion researchers “cheat, lie and suppress science,” is now suing…over Roundup
Hoge has ranted about links tying the NFL to CTE and the resulting lawsuits, claiming those are based on"bad science" and "a plot to destroy football." Now, he's citing recent studies to sue Monsanto over Roundup, which he blames for causing his 2003 bout with cancer.
Nick Buoniconti, the Hall of Fame linebacker and long-time co-host of “Inside The NFL,” passes away at 78
Buoniconti co-hosted Inside The NFL for 23 years, and was the subject of an HBO Sports documentary earlier this year.
New Concussion Legacy Foundation Media Project has J.A. Adande’s Medill students, others learning concussion reporting best practices
The project aims to educate both student journalists and professional journalists on concussion reporting terminology and best practices.
Widow of famed broadcaster and former NFL player Pat Summerall files a concussion claim with the league
"Pat believed the men who built the game should be taken care of and that’s why we filed this. It was out of principle. It is also a show of support for the cause at large."
90 percent of NFL players who filed claims as part of 2013 settlement are reportedly waiting on payments, as league alleges fraud
Former players with Alzheimer's have not yet received their payments, HBO's Real Sports reports.
While promoting concussion documentary, Brett Favre tells Rich Eisen he’d prefer his grandsons play golf, not football
Favre said he's not eager to have his grandchildren play football.
ESPN punches back at Rebecca Carpenter’s concussion coverage claims, Carpenter and Poynter apologize
On Outside The Lines, Kate Fagan struck back at Carpenter's claims that ESPN doesn't cover concussions with a montage of concussion coverage.
Rebecca Carpenter promotes CTE film by bashing ESPN, ignoring their reporting, Poynter/Vanity Fair let her
A week after appearing on ESPN to discuss her concussion documentary, Rebecca Carpenter accused them of not doing investigative concussion reporting.
Kirk Ferentz calls ex-ESPN analyst Ed Cunningham’s comments on C.J. Beathard “offensive”
Ferentz isn't happy Cunningham criticized his decision to leave Beathard in during the 2016 Outback Bowl.
Newspaper/university study on living football players finds “shocking” brain damage
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander pledges to donate brain for CTE study
The columnist played football at Northwestern before a decades-long career as a sportswriter.
Terry Bradshaw talks about being “drug half a mile by a horse” a week before a game
On Wednesday's Undeniable, Bradshaw relayed an incredible story of being dragged by a horse.
Paul Tagliabue apologizes for calling concussions a “pack-journalism issue” in 1994
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has apologized comments he made about concussions decades ago. Back in 1994, Tagliabue...
This Week In Hot Takes: Jason Whitlock thinks football’s consequences are “yachts”
Welcome once again to This Week In Hot Takes, a collection of all the hottest sports media takes....
New York Times refuses to retract or correct NFL concussion story
On March 24, the New York Times released a damning rundown of the NFL’s flawed concussion research, including the...
NFL should be crushed for key part of New York Times concussion story being overlooked
There’s been a lot of buzz about a New York Times story from last week which revealed that the NFL...
New York Times fights back against NFL’s questioning of their concussion report
Roger Goodell and the NFL have been making headlines in recent days for saying that an admission by Jeff...
NFL wary about the movie “Concussion”
You may not have heard about the upcoming movie “Concussion” which will be a dramatized account of the...
Mike Ditka would not want his son to play football
Mike Ditka is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The legendary Chicago Bears tight end and coach...
