unique York Times says more than 100 diagnoses omitted from historical logConcussion of players such as Troy Aikman and Steve Young not reportedThe NFL has rubbished suggestions that it was negligent on player safety after an investigation by the unique York Times revealed that the league’s historical research on concussions was much more inadequate than previously thought.
The Times revealed that more than 100 diagnoses were omitted from the league’s official safety log that recorded concussions between 1996 and 2001 — including some severe injuries to stars such as Steve Young and Troy Aikman. The NFL then calculated concussion rates using the incomplete data, making them appear less frequent than they actually were.
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Source: theguardian.com