NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been under scrutiny following the unsealing of a deposition where he questioned the link between head injuries and football, stating 'there’s still a great deal of uncertainty'. In the July 2022 deposition, Goodell compared the risks of playing football to walking down the street and suggested that there were positives to be taken from players who committed suicide and donated their brains to science, referencing the case of Jovan Belcher. The deposition, obtained by KaplanSportsBiz and reported by FOS 18 months after the event, highlights the NFL's ongoing tensions regarding head trauma.
The broken promises of the NFL concussion settlement https://t.co/vdphFz9LYA via @TheWillHobson
This is an incredible and alarming investigation by @TheWillHobson about the NFL saving itself hundreds of millions of $$$ by denying brain injury claims to ex-players … those entitled to payouts by a settlement years earlier. Just jaw-dropping stuff here https://t.co/wR4FAzdIpm
Exclusive: A newly unsealed deposition, obtained by @KaplanSportsBiz, gives a rare look into NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s concussion deliberations.
[Roger Goodell testifying]: “Jovan Belcher’s head just did that.” https://t.co/n1rjLelfjJ
Unsealed deposition transcripts illustrate the NFL's ongoing tensions regarding head trauma, highlighted by testimony from Commissioner Roger Goodell. https://t.co/aHUvOjQDeL
EXCLUSIVE: Just 18 months ago, Roger Goodell questioned the link between concussions and long-term neurological damage, according to a deposition obtained by @KaplanSportsBiz.
NEW on @FOS: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said "there’s still a great deal of uncertainty" on the link between concussions and long-term neurological damage during a July 2022 deposition obtained by @KaplanSportsBiz. https://t.co/sZsL4Zqkw6
Exclusive: NFL commish Goodell in deposition questioned link between head injuries and football, said risks were like walking down the street, and that there are positives from players who committed suicide and donated their brains to science. For @FOS https://t.co/9E90DCwrWh