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'Concussion' a horror story for NFL

Gallery: 'Concussion' a horror story for NFL

Midway through Concussion, the film's already grim focus gets a fiery exclamation point.

As a wild-eyed Justin Strzelczyk, beset by demons in his head, speeds away from his Pennsylvania home carrying $2,700 and a fistful of crucifixes, the movie cuts to grainy footage of the ex-Steeler lineman's black SUV.

Accompanied by the frantic buzz of police chatter, we see the eastbound car racing recklessly through the westbound lanes of the New York State Thruway. Seconds later it slams into a fuel tanker.