NY Times · Mar 15, 2016
In Seven Words, N.F.L. Does an About-Face on C.T.E.
Photo Asked if there was a link between football and degenerative brain disorders, Jeff Miller, N.F.L. senior vice president for health and safety policy, said, “The answer to that is certainly, yes.” Credit Gregory Payan/Associated Press Perhaps no one will remember the setting, a hearing room for the House Energy and Commerce Committee, or the person who asked the question, a member of the House of Representatives from Illinois. But seven words spoken in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on Monday could profoundly affect the country’s most popular sport.