Bennet Omalu
'Concussion' Is Important Simply Because It Exists
The new film is letting mainstream moviegoers know that it might not be healthy for gigantic men to ruthlessly slam their bodies into each other a whole bunch.
'Concussion' Is Important Simply Because It Exists
The new film is letting mainstream moviegoers know that it might not be healthy for gigantic men to ruthlessly slam their bodies into each other a whole bunch.
VICE Sports Q&A: "Concussion" Doctor Bennet Omalu
Neuropathologist Bennet Omalu's discovery of the brain disease CTE in former NFL star Mike Webster—and the league's efforts discredit him—are the real-life inspiration for the Hollywood drama "Concussion."
How Football Pulled The Trigger: Zack Langston's Family Reflects On His Tragically Short Life
Former Division II football player Zack Langston died at age 26 with CTE, the same brain disease found in Junior Seau and the subject of the film "Concussion."
Will Smith's "Concussion" Doesn't Have a Happy Ending, and Neither Does the Real-Life NFL
The upcoming Will Smith film "Concussion" tells the story of the NFL's efforts to ignore, discredit, and silence Bennet Omalu, the neuropathologist who discovered CTE. Years later, is the league any closer to telling the truth?
The NFL Wants More Dead Players
As the NFL's concussion settlement deadline nears, new CTE test results add to a mountain of evidence against the league.
Will PBS Deliver the Death Blow to the NFL?
League of Denial, the new documentary produced by PBS’s Frontline, doesn't reveal much that is totally new about how football damages brains, but it's still shocking to see how much the NFL has concealed about its concussion crisis.