"Now, all of a sudden, everybody wants to get into the brain..."

NFL Research Contributions Giving League Influence over Brain Science

“Up until the NFL came along and made this into a disease, people didn’t think of raising money for it,” said Minnesota neurosurgeon Dr. Samadani. “Now, all of a sudden, everybody wants to get into the brain—to find out the consequences of brain injury and figure out how to prevent it and treat it. And I’m glad about that. I care very deeply about people with brain injury. There’s nothing better than seeing people recover: It’s like they’re born again.”

The entire situation is reminiscent of the tobacco industries “research” into the connection between smoking cigarettes and cancer, lung issues, and other health concerns. The tobacco giants spent millions upon millions of dollars paying off researchers and “conducting” studies of their own into the topic.