NFL Player's Association Says NFL Concussion Doctor Might Be Biased

So you’re saying the doctor hired by the NFL and paid to be their resident expert on concussions might be biased against any findings indicating that a long-term career in the NFL could be damaging to your health and well-being? Surely, you can trust the NFL to do its own homework on concussions, and make the best decisions in the interests of its players, since corporations only have the welfare of their employees at heart? And not to invite comparisons to tobacco companies in their dismissal of evidence?

During the hearing, Rep. Linda Sanchez, a California Democrat, played a clip of a TV interview in which Casson denied evidence of a link between multiple head injuries in NFL players with brain disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer’s. Sanchez said that reminded her of tobacco companies denying a link between smoking and disease.

Evidently not. The quote is addressed to Dr. Ira Casson, who has publicly shot down any evidence linking concussions to degenerative neurological conditions, and whom the NFLPA has asked to leave his role as the NFL’s co-chair of the Concussions Committee. We’re sure he’s a credible expert with no biases whatsoever, especially when it comes to potential multimillion dollar lawsuits and his client who pays him well.