http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Several research groups competed to study Junior Seau's brain after he died. Did the NFL help pick the winner?]]> April 27, 2013 03:59:45 PDT 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.]]> April 04, 2013 16:08:57 PDT 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."]]> March 13, 2013 05:18:29 PDT After a career of concussions, George Visger, a former NFL player, says he regrets his decision to play football.]]> January 31, 2013 03:10:21 PST 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.]]> January 27, 2013 06:24:02 PST 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.]]> November 16, 2012 03:04:10 PST 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 injuries.]]> November 15, 2012 18:23:28 PST 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.]]> November 15, 2012 06:11:15 PST 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.]]> November 15, 2012 06:19:17 PST Julie Foudy, Michele Steele and Ramona Shelburne discuss player safety in the NFL and how it may impact the future of football.]]> November 14, 2012 09:20:02 PST From NFL veterans, like Jacob Bell, to newcomers, like Chad Diehl, some players are choosing to walk away from football over concerns about their long-term health.]]> August 27, 2012 02:24:22 PDT Former NFL receiver Al Toon and his son, Nick, talk about the game of football as Nick embarks on his rookie season with the New Orleans Saints.]]> August 23, 2012 08:31:02 PDT Jane Leavy discusses her Grantland column on Dr. Ann McKee, who is attempting to make the game of football safer.]]> August 17, 2012 08:15:36 PDT Researchers have developed technology that could detect and measure the impact of blows to the head in real time during a game, but the NFL has yet to use it.]]> June 22, 2012 10:08:17 PDT John Parrella, member of the 1994 San Diego Chargers AFC Champions team, remembers Junior Seau and the other teammates he's lost from that team.]]> May 08, 2012 07:15:21 PDT