Will Smith delivered a valuable performance portraying Dr. Bennet Omalu in the movie Concussion. With over 30 million dollars in gross sales, the film has delivered a message to its many viewers: The dangers of Football. Dr. Omalu’s discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in former NFL players (CTE) over 10 years ago has questioned the legitimacy of the National Football League’s priorities and morality. According to Frontline, NFL players have suffering from 322 concussions in 2014 and 2015, an increase from 2012 and 2013. As explained in the film, the constant hits on the player’s head starts causing permanent damage on the brain with symptoms of memory loss, impaired judgment, depression, aggression and dementia. The after effects of the hustle and bustle of a NFL career has affected and triggered the deaths of former players including Junior Seau and Terry Long. The NFL’s lack of …show more content…
Where treatment to a player’s long-term health is placed behind how they can please their fans. The NFL Player’s Association (NFLPA) began to challenge this notion by gathering players in order to formulate a lawsuit against the league. The players association sued the NFL for covering their knowledge about the dangers of concussions for many years in fear of negative publicity for the league and the game of football. In April 22 2015, a federal judge approved a 900 million dollar settlement between the NFL and over a thousand former players.

Over the last years, the dangers of football have reached the limelight. The NFL has received tremendous scrutiny and has been questioned by many because of its manners of operation.