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John Clayton discusses whether WR Austin Collie would be a good fit with the 49ers.

Several research groups competed to study Junior Seau's brain after he died. Did the NFL help pick the winner?

ESPN investigative reporter Steve Fainaru talks to Zubin Mehenti about the article he co-wrote with brother Mark Fainaru-Wada on the potential conflict of interest of two top concussion researchers.

Ray Lewis discusses the evolution of his pregame dance, how the NFL has changed since 1996, and the vote for the 25th anniversary cover of "Madden."

In 2009, Roger Goodell attended the Congressional Hearings on concussions where he declined to say whether there was a connection between playing football and cognitive erosion.

Stephania Bell talks with Seahawks Team Physician Stanley Herring about the challenges involved with diagnosing a concussion on the sideline

After a career of concussions, George Visger, a former NFL player, says he regrets his decision to play football.

Dan Graziano and Pat Yasinskas talk about what they learned in speaking with current and former players about the future of the NFL

Former NFL running back Leroy Hoard discusses coping with headaches, memory loss and depression and explains why he must never forget Andre Waters, Dave Duerson and Junior Seau, three former NFL players who committed suicide.

Michele Steele speaks with Mark Fainaru-Wada about the increase in the number of NFL concussions that have been reported in the past three years.

Boston University researchers have discovered 27 more cases of chronic brain damage in deceased football players, including 15 NFL players, which more than doubles the number of documented cases connecting football to long-term brain disease.

The NFL retirement board determined in 1999 that repeated blows to the head had left Mike Webster, who spent most of his 17-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, "totally and permanently" disabled.

For years while the NFL's top medical experts denied any link between football and long-term brain damage, the league retirement board awarded disability payments to at least three former players after concluding that football caused their brain inju

Prim Siripipat talks to Lester Munson about the legal impact of Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru's findings that the NFL disability board concluded playing football could cause brain injuries.

For years NFL officials denied that playing football can cause brain injuries, but the NFL's disability board concluded otherwise. Prim Siripipat talks to Steve Fainaru about the documents he and his brother, Mark Fainaru-Wada, uncovered.

Julie Foudy, Michele Steele and Ramona Shelburne discuss player safety in the NFL and how it may impact the future of football.