NFL Funded Study on TBI's in Players Sparks Controversy
In October 2005, ESPN Magazine featured a study investigating the effects of brain trauma in football players. The study was conducted by researcher doctors on the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee (MTBIC). The committee is commissioned by the NFL and is chaired by the New York Jets' team doctor, Elliot Pellman. The study focused on the occurrence of multiple concussions in NFL players. After the recent suicide of NFL player Andre Waters, the study's results have been called into question.
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