Episode
1769: "Football Brain Injury Cover Up"
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- Interesting Things with JC
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- Sep 8, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 208
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Summary
Interesting Things with JC #1769: "Football Brain Injury Cover Up" – Dr. Bennet Omalu found CTE in Mike Webster’s brain, and the NFL’s concussion committee challenged the published finding and called for its retraction. More former players were diagnosed after death, and twelve years later researchers found CTE in 110 of 111 donated brains from former NFL players.