A Former W.W.E. Wrestler Taps In Against Concussion Deniers
The National Institutes of Health changed its official position to acknowledge that C.T.E. is caused in part by repeated traumatic brain injuries. Nowinski believes the N.I.H. wants to shield from liability the sports leagues that hire them to consult on their concussions policy. He advises the NFL Players Association and the Ivy League on traumatic head injuries after retiring in 2004. He published “Head Games: Football’s Concussion Crisis from the Football to Youth Leagues” in 2006. In 2007, he helped Boston University acquire the brains of former N F.L. players with C T. E.
