Football's Brain Injuries Become Impossible to Ignore

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 25, 2017

NFL player Aaron Hernandez's autopsy showed advanced stages of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), his lawyers are accusing the NFL of hiding the dangers of his condition. Joe Nocera, Bloomberg View columnist, former columnist for Esquire, GQ and The New York Times, talks about Hernandez’s story and how the NFL is responding to the traumatic brain injuries of its players. 

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