Neil P. Reilly
Writer, musician, policy analyst at CHPC. Writing on urban social policy—mostly transit, housing, guns. Pushing for more equity for all.
Third and Long
The NFL gets off easy on head injuries, but we all have progress to make.The ripples generated by “League of Denial,” which premiered last night, resemble that of a pebble in the ocean. As usual, PBS’s Frontline produced an excellent documentary. But also as usual, the NFL has won the short-term battle, sweeping its long-term problems under the rug. “League of Denial” is the story of the NFL’s relationship with the degenerative brain condition called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE.Neil P. Reilly5 min read