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League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

20137.6 / 10120 min

Documentary, History

Overview

Drawing on the book of the same name, League of Denial crafts a searing two-hour indictment of the National Football League’s decades-long concealment of the link between football related head injuries and brain disorders.

Cast

Will Lyman

Himself - Narrator

Harry Carson

Himself

Steve Fainaru

Himself

Mikey Collins

Himself - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Bennett Omalu

Himself - Medical Examiner

Ann McKee

Herself - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center

Stan Savran

Himself - Pittsburgh Sports Reporter

Julian Bailes

Himself - Team Physician, Steelers, 1988-97

Jim Otto

Himself

Mike Webster

Himself (archive footage)

Steve Young

Self

Troy Aikman

Self (archive footage)

Leigh Steinberg

Self

Christopher Nowinski

Self

Crew

Michael Kirk

Director

John E. Low

Music

Steve Fainaru

Writer

Michael Kirk

Writer

Ben McCoy

Cinematography

Steve Audette

Editor

Mark Fainaru-Wada

Writer