NFL Issues Statement After Will Smith's 'Concussion' Trailer

After the release of the trailer for "Concussion," the National Football League has issued a statement regarding safety for its players.

"We are encouraged by the ongoing focus on the critical issue of player health and safety," the NFL told The Hollywood Reporter. "We have no higher priority. We all know more about this issue than we did 10 or 20 years ago. As we continue to learn more, we apply those learnings to make our game and players safer."

The Will Smith film brings to the forefront the issue of head injuries in professional football that was documented in Frontline's “A League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis,” which highlighted how the league attempted to silence research by and discredit forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, who linked the sport's violence to critical health issues.

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