Today the trailer for the new Will Smith movie was released. He’s not fighting robots in 2035, nor is he fighting aliens on the 4th of July, but the fight depicted in Concussion is one that continues today.
Smith plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic neuropathologist who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known more commonly as CTE. CTE is the disease that is caused due to repeated blows to the head. Once only visible during autopsies, the disease has been discovered in many former NFL players, including Heisman Trophy winning Dallas Cowboy legend, Tony Dorsett, and recent Hall of Fame inductee, linebacker Junior Seau.