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League of Denial
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/leag
ue-of-denial/
I make
millions
of dollars
because
of
football!
I Signed
up for
this!
Need
more
protecti
on
CTE is
killing!!
If you
cant play
through
the pain,
then dont
play
We discuss it
on the list of
things every
time we have a
league meeting
We think the
issue of knees,
of drugs and
steroids and
drinking is a far
greater problem,
according to the
number of
incidents.
-Dr. Pellman
Negative Constraints
After seventeen seasons in the NFL, Webster had lost any
Troy Aikman
NFL Spokesman
Its quite obvious from the medical research
Positive Constraints
This years revenues for the national football league will be
somewhere just north of 9 billion which means the league
remains the most lucrative league in the world
I want to reach 25 billion in annual revenue for the league by
the year 2027 Roger Goodell
In 2011 the NFL signed rights deals with NBC, CBS, Fox, and
ESPN that amount to $42 billion of revenue over the course of
the pacts
NFL signed a $1 Billion deal with DirectTV
Exigence: NFL
Fundamental Issues Presented
By any standard, the NFL has made
Player safety
profound commitment to the health and
Money vs. health
safety of its players that can be seen in
Are they doing enough?
every aspect of the game, and the
Best interest for players? results have been both meaningful and
measureable
-Jeff Miller, Senior vice president of
The NFL for more
health and safety policy
Values at Stake
"I wish I
never met
Mike
Webster.
You can't
go against
the NFL.
They'll
squash
you.
-Dr.
Omalu
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