NFL concedes long-term effects of concussion damage.
On the front of its Sports Monday section, the New York Times (12/21, D1, Schwarz) reports that the National Football League "conceded publicly for the first time that concussions can have lasting consequences" on Sunday, adding that it would support any research efforts into the long-term effects on NFL players. The admission follows an Oct. 28th hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, after which the NFL "accepted the resignations of the co-chairmen of its concussion committee and overhauled its policies toward concussion management." The CBS Evening News (12/20, story 4, 0:25, Mitchell) reported that the League "says it will encourage current and former players to donate their brains to researchers at Boston University for study."
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