In “Concussion” Will Smith plays an immigrant doctor from Nigeria working in the Allegheny County Coroner’s office. This doctor researched and named the condition suffered by NFL players who received repeated blows to the head in the course of their careers.
The film will make you very angry at the NFL, which knew about the injuries, kept the information quiet, and did its best to discredit the researchers and players who tried to expose the issue.
I am always amazed at the lengths to which large corporate interests will go in order to protect profits, even while they are causing great harm to people or the environment. I am also amazed that courageous people exist who are willing to put their lives on the line to expose that harm.
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