Former NFLers, Researchers Address CTE Before House Committee

Pro Football HOFer Harry Carson, along with other former NFLers and brain-injury researchers, spoke at a congressional panel on Friday organized by Democrats who are "exploring what, if anything, Congress can do to make the nation's most popular spectator sport safer." Carson said that he will "not allow his 8-year-old grandson to play football." Carson: "Every parent should be informed. They should be informed as to what risks they are subjecting their kids to." U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) said that the NFL "declined to send a representative to the forum" (AP, 10/13).

Former NFLer DeAndre Levy testified that his former team, the Lions, "tried to silence him from talking about brain injuries" and CTE in relation to the NFL (ESPN.com, 10/14). Levy: "The moment I said anything about it, I had two calls telling me that I shouldn't talk about it" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 10/14).