NFL Allocates $17M-Plus For Brain Health/Concussion Research

The NFL has reallocated more than $17M of "funding for research into concussions and the effects of brain injuries after a dispute last year related to funding for research by the National Institutes of Health." The funding now will be "divided among research done by the Department of Defense, TRACK-TBI (a study funded by the NIH) and the National Institute on Aging, a branch of the NIH." NFL Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills said, "These contributions are certainly going to result in improved understanding." Under a '12 agreement, the NFL was to provide $30M to "support NIH research into brain injuries and other medical conditions affecting athletes through the Sports Health and Research Program" (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 1/5).