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NFL releases statement responding to New York Times concussion article

The New York Times published a detailed article Thursday morning discussing the NFL's use of flawed data in their concussion committee's review of the concussion issue. The report failed to include at least 10 percent of concussions in determining the rate of concussions, missing out on high profile concussions like those of Steve Young and Troy Aikman.

The league released a statement in response, and indicated they will respond further this afternoon. For now, here's the league's statement about the article.
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Today's New York Times story on the National Football League is contradicted by clear facts that refute both the thesis of the story and each of its allegations.