Via ESPN.com, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce has found in a 91-page report that the league did indeed attempt to exert undue influence over the process.

 

“In this instance, our investigation has shown that while the NFL had been publicly proclaiming its role as funder and accelerator of important research, it was privately attempting to influence that research,” the report states, via ESPN.com.

 

After the league tried unsuccessfully to steer the study away from Robert Stern, the league reneged on a $16 million gift to the NIH. Taxpayers instead bore the cost, and the report concludes that the league was warned that its decision to not follow through on its $16 million commitment would result in public money being used instead.

 

At a time when plenty has been said about the NFL’s efforts to protect the integrity of the game, the term “integrity” has made an appearance in this context.

 

“Once you get anybody who’s heavily involved with the NFL trying to influence what kind of research takes place, you break that chain that guarantees the integrity, and that’s what I think is so crucial here,” U.S. Rep. Frank Pauline (pictured) told ESPN.com. “Fortunately, the NIH didn’t take the bait. It shouldn’t be a rigged game. If it is, then people won’t really know whether what we’re finding through this research is accurate.”

 

Congressional report calls out NFL for trying to influence NIH study | ProFootballTalk

Imagine that, the NFL lacking integrity when it comes to concussion research...

Still got those season tickets??

Still got those season tickets??

 

Absolutely!

 

I will keep watching.

 

I even watch reruns of Red Zone, I am a hopeless addict.

Some dirty dirty stuff there. The things big business can control is this world is pretty scary.

Absolutely!

 

I will keep watching.

 

I even watch reruns of Red Zone, I am a hopeless addict.

 

Enabler. LOL

The NFL arrogance and drive for more games (money) may end up killing the entire sport.

 

With or without this study the long term affects of repetitive head contact and repetitive concussions - especially after an average NFL career are going to come out. And the affects will not be a surprise - probably at least half or more NFL players, especially those with multiple concussions will have long term irreversible brain damage to some extent.

 

It will come out. So why keep it bottled up in the short term? Because they want more games that will result in more hits and more contact for players - year in and year out. So until they get their added games they are going to stonewall.

 

I think the sport is real danger if there is not an acknowledgement that seasons should be limited - at all levels. By stonewalling the accurate scientific data NFL gives more ammo to the 'anti-football' movement.

The NFL "donated" 30 million to fund the study. Of coarse the NFL, expected to have complete control of the study. When an NFL critic was appointed to lead the study, the NFL bilked on the last 16 million it promised to fund. Incredible!