Here are five insights:
1. The NFL studies omitted various players’ severe injuries such as those of quarterbacks Steve Young and Troy Aikman.
2. The New York Times investigation claimed the NFL calculated concussions’ rates using incomplete data, which made concussions appear less prevalent then they were, in actuality.
3. When probed about the missing cases, NFL officials said they did not require the clubs to submit their data, and not every club did. League officials said they should have made that fact clear when giving their results.
4. Many medical professionals are now questioning the NFL studies’ findings based on these omissions, and many wonder why NFL officials, the epidemiologist assessing the data and the editor of the publishing medical journal did not verify the data.
5. The NFL paid a $765 million settlement to retired players in 2013 who accused league officials of covering up concussions’ risks. Various players appealed the settlement and asked for further examination into their concussion research.
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