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Mark Fainaru-Wada and his brother, Steve Fainaru, have written a new book called 

 on PBS. They take an exhaustive look at how the NFL has dealt with allegations that playing football can lead to brain damage. They interviewed doctors, scientists, former players and their family members — though, not NFL officials, who declined interview requests to them and also to NPR. The authors point to that autopsy of Mike Webster as one of the most significant moments in the history of sports, 

On the death of safety Dave Duerson in 2011

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“If 10 percent of mothers come to believe that football is dangerous — to the point of brain damage, effectively — that’s the end of football as we know it,” — pathologist Bennet Omalu. Mark Fainaru-Wada and his brother, Steve Fainaru, have written a new book called League of Denial, which was also turned into…

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