Concussed: The NFL vs. The Truth of Head Trauma 

Bless you, Dr. Omalu. You're the kind of person I consider to be a true hero--going against the Goliath of the NFL & even risking your life (because, let's face it, the NFL is a powerful force) to promote SCIENCE & truth. We need more science & less denial in this country.

Dr Omalu is a real inspiration for all of us.

--BULL IN THE RING..... who here that played pee wee football all the way up to high school has gone thru this explosive football practice drill?????? We did BULL IN THE RING every day at practice since I was a kid, this was a super violent drill that had many of us seeing stars and some times getting knocked out

Our brains aren't designed to take ANY impact

Who would win? A NFL multibillion gloiath of company or a nigerian doc?

Remove the helmets. In Rugby there are less head to head hits.

Whateva...it's football boys!

I have been a Steeler fan since 1972. At some point soon, I will stop watching Football. After Mike Webster and the others, it's just not a good thing to watch.

Igboman, when he wants,he acts God.

Omalu was bless by GOD. Thats why nfl crocks could not shut him down. What can your opponent due when GOD is by your side, they are nothing but a speck in your path.

Dr. Omalu should be awarded Nobel prize for medicine. Period.

Now I am thankful when I played football i did not get much playing time.

They can't stand the truth... Especially when it comes from a native African... But Dr Omalu will prevail.

Concussion was the scariest and most disturbing non horror movie I've ever seen

The issue is that the NFL will eventually have to fundamentally change the game of football bc less and less players are playing the game due to increasing information of the disease

I remember playing Madden 2002, and even as recently as that, I remember concussions were listed as a minor injury that players could return from in maybe a quarter.

aaron hernandez was found to have advance cte. thats crazy. all of them will get it

It's not just concussions. All the repeated blows in general take a toll.

I've never had interest in the sport to play it even when people wanted me to play it during my early school days because they looked at my size and speed and automatically try to predispose me to become a football player but something inside told me if you continue to play a violent sport where you constantly colliding into another man at a high rate of speed for an extended period of time you're going to suffer some type of long-term effects internally.

This is an example of how difficult it is to do the right thing. How the world will oppose you if you try. It also shows what corporations do to protect their own interests given their pursuit of profit and how they will make as difficult as possible to limit change.

I watched the movie conccusion with will Smith. And how NFL tried to shut this guy up.

Ratings are going down drastically and I’m glad bc the league deserves what they are getting. Players and fans should realize how damaging the long term effects are

All thanks to Dr. Bennet Omalu.

Dr Omalu stood for the truth and this teaches us as the young generation that the truth will always prevail

I used to play rugby a lot as a youngster, stopped when I joined the military then picked it back up in my thirties. The headaches I used to get were horrific. So I packed it in. Concussion was a fantastic film and Dr omalu is a force for good

I'll be 69 in 3 months. I've never had a concussion or any type of brain injury. Over the past couple of years I've had problems with short term memory loss. Words, names, things that I've know for decades escape me. I started our car for some reason. The police came to the house because someone saw the lights on for a few hours and thought something was wrong. When I came to the door the police asked me about the car running. I had no idea; I thought someone had tried to steal it. I assume it's just old age, but it's scary as hell. I can't imagine what it'd be like to be 45-50 and going through this.

This is why Andrew Luck retired. Not necessarily due to CTE scare, but living with life long pain.

Speak softly, speak boldly, but speak even when you shake inside yourself. Speak when everything and everyone tells you not too. You speak the truth. And you have spoken the truth my brother. Thank you

Too much money in Football. People see $$$$$$$$$$. more than stars after a clean hit.

When I think about it, football is a sport of athletic and collosal sized men who crash into each other WEEKLY. They're taking head trauma for months and years! I took damage in a street fight and just now recovering from that. The brain is elastic and can repair it's self from damage... I have friends who couldn't talk after car accidents but they're fine now through proper recovery. Taking constant trauma though... ouch...

Our Australian football league needs to be looked at as well. We don’t even have helmets!

Speak softly, speak boldly, but speak even when you shake inside yourself. Speak when everything and everyone tells you not too. You speak the truth. And you have the truth my brother. Thank you My Brother.

Common sense head head hits gonna hurt ur brain

I have had hundreds of concussions. My coaches made me wear a beanie under my helmet. I have all symtons at 58

I’m amazed football is still played at the high school level. We are so worried about our children being hurt from school violence yet football goes unchecked.

Football should be played on Xbox or playstation period

Dr. Omalu...Thank You so much! Cam, AB, Eli, just to name a few...CTE candidates for sure!!!

And you know it's true if George Stephanopoulos says so. You know he doesn't have an agenda.

God used him mightily!

I watched last saturday the movie "Concussion" with Will Smith and Dr. Omalu is a great human being, worried with the players and show to NFL the risks who give the audience for TV and he defend the good for players and aren't machines, are human, I saw Mike Webster and your head are very protruding, I am brazilian and like football (NFL) and the competition, the soccer is high level competition and players are fated to injury on leg, head, and others body parts. Congratulations Dr. Omalu you are not only a doctor, that of death, passes for people to live.

Greatest and saddest example of a man being marginalized and dismissed because of his skin color and accent. How the White Power Structure of the NFL "dissed" this man, TO THEIR OWN PERIL, will go down in history . . .

No way! You mean 6'5 300lb grown men smashing into eachother is dangerous profession..... IM SHOCKED!!!🤦‍♂️ You choose what to do with you're life & accept consequences & if u thought it wasn't dangerous then u had no brain to hurt in the first place

this is not news, every player has known this from the beginning. some guys go from "I don't care, pay me the money" to "boo hoo, nobody told me" and want a settlement...

that’s a fact go ahead and laugh you will see Call respect to the doctor He risk his life doing this you will understand great awakening it’s creepy out there but it’s all changing to awesomeness ahead watch😎

Its amazing how people create laws to stop doctors from studying certain things. If it isnt true, then why dont u allow doctors to study and find out?

This awesome dr is a hero

That's common sense to me that these games are dangerous to play . U can see that when playing the game. Come on now are you blind?

They take the money over their health

Its a not normal human behavior sport. Not like boxing. In Boxing, we learn to protect our head by move, blocking and counter.

Evil. I'm so glad this was exposed.

I’m glad there is awareness to this now. I loved playing football and I love watching football. However, money talks and fans and player won’t stop watching and playing the game. Billions and billions being made. The few that speak out against head injuries don’t hold a candle to the fans that spend the money to cheer on and watch the violence. Just stating what I see. Stadiums sold out. Draft days sold out. Fantasy football bigger than ever. Nfl making money hand over foot. No matter what you do or say it will continue to go forward. I hope players stay safe and I hope the message stays strong on head traumas but the game won’t stop and won’t be any safer than it is today. Unless you play flag football.

I love you Dr. Omalu you are an angel

Dr. Omalu is an awesome man

What music is the song from minute 6:14 to 6:48 please? Thank u

Jerry Seinfeld: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xgOUgrOHuFc.html Don't ask, just watch, not even a minute bit, but sums the whole dillema.

How anyone could think that continuous trauma to the head, could not lead to brain damage is beyond me.

0:56 is 24/7!

This, is a very, interesting video! Thank's for sharing this with me.

Remember USA is not capitalist liberalism but capitalistic oligarchy.

That man's a hero and took a lot of hell to help and save many lives in the future every contact sport player owes him a great deed

Dr. Bennet, is a good man! God, bless him & his family!

Fantastic work man.

Good for you Dr. Omalu. I just commented on a video by Dr. Robert Stern, thought I'd share it here: ~~~ I am now 57 years old. Head injuries started around 7 years old (three concussions before 10, two of them unconscious). Then it was motocross, football, accidents - one of which was a fractured skull. CTE-like symptoms started to appear in my late 20's. Then the slow and steady decline. I have tried all the recommended remedies, and with much gusto and commitment. CAT scans, MRI’s, treatment plans. I have also tried so many non-conventional approaches. Without cynicism I can say conventional remedies are laughable…some caused more harm. It seems Robert Stern and for the most part the medical community mean well, but I feel compelled to say - this video (and so many others) are doing more of a disservice to those suffering from this little understood ailment. Your approach is superficial, barely one dimensional. This reminds me of my decades of struggle, watching my life and relationships fall away from me due to lack of understanding. Those that took the conventional approach in their half hearted efforts to help - diet, exercise, effort, positive thinking, etc. - all on the surface meaning well, but not really studying me and my issues, not listening...we just quickly sailed away from each other. You are pitting all those harmful concepts against those who are truly suffering, establishing further division. As a professional you have an obligation to see this side, look deeply, and do more. My heart breaks for all the others who are isolated, alienated and misunderstood. I am convinced there is an ever increasing number of people who feel like me. For this reason I feel a need to give this more exposure. I commend you for doing more than nothing, gotta start somewhere. Now I challenge you to take a closer look, this is a different animal. I have done work with water - I can "vitalize", or measurably increase the voltage of water. Plants fed this water show on average twice the biomass and nutrient density compared with control plants (and 2x the voltage). I suspect cannabis, in particular CBD, in conjunction with higher voltage water, will reduce inflammation and drive out tau protein and its nasty after effects. Any fatal / incurable disease is only labeled that until a cure is found.

I have 3 concussions and its my senior year in highschool , should I be worried about that ?

Tony Dorset in my opinion was the most explosive best breakaway back of all time.

No joke at 7:30 that's my dad Brian holloway. In the back left on the blue 76 Jersey. My friend just texted me this and it's the truth and nothing more. I hope this video helps share the worry about NFL damaged players and the truth behind it

Now I feel concussed by the NFL!!

I'm luck quarterback to have 3 big guys to takes tacles for me

So y'all say it just believe it

These players are being manipulated into this CTE crap. I would give my eyeteeth to have the privilege to grace an NFL field as a player. All jobs have risk inherent. Do coal miners cry should they get ill? No As men they know the risks. Be an accountant or librarian if you can't hack the job description. This whining stuff about the greatest game gets really irritating. Do something else if you can't hack a few head knocks if you can't handle football.