The NFL is a multi-billion dollar corporation that has neglected to compensate its past and current employees who suffered long-term brain injuries in the line of duty. Their incompetence has caused severe brain damage and even death to former employees due to their irresponsible behaviors over the past forty years. The science and study of this issue has produced a large amount of information that both sides could benefit from, but the NFL must take action and take responsibility. The NFL made a product that caused long-term brain damage and must be held accountable. compensation owed to its victims. In a recent article titled "A Brain Gone Bad" discovered by Dr. Bennet Omalu and Dr. Robert Cantu, case studies on the effect of concussions in the brains of former NFL players "presented clinical symptoms of severely impaired cognitive function and psychiatric symptoms such as paranoia, panic attacks and major depression. These case studies took place from 2005 to 2007 and found that NFL concussions were the underlying cause of CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) which can cause dementia and Parkinsonism, but the committee of NFL attempted to sweep this information "under the rug" by writing a letter to the editor of the article requesting the letter's retraction. This kind of reaction gives the impression of guilt on the part of the NFL and its committee. Hundreds of players, past and present, suffer from major and lasting traumatic brain injury that has negatively impacted their lives and the lives of their families. The NFL has been negligent but has not compensated the players and their families, even with the results of these studies proving their fault. The attention this epidemic has received...... middle of paper ... ...must take action and take responsibility.ReferencesGandert, D., & Kim, E. (2013). THE NFL HEADACHE: Problems with California workers' compensation for ongoing head injuries in former professional football players. University Of Toledo Law Review, 45(1), 57-88. Hanna, J Kain, D. (2010).. M. and the NFL's shaky concussion policy exposes the league to potential liability issues. The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, 28(3), 9-12,14-17. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/814875619?accountid=32521 Polack, P. (2012). Advanced helmet designs do not appear to reduce concussions. AAOS Now, 6(4), 13. Sahler, CS and Greenwald, BD (2012). Traumatic brain injury in sport: a review. Rehabilitation Research and Practice, 1-10. doi:10.1155/2012/659652VOOSEN, P. (2013). A brain gone wrong. Chronicle of Higher Education, 59(42), B6