CNN The Situation Room November 7, 2013 22:35:00
In the deaths of former nfl players dave duerson, junior seau and others. but some say the nfl brushed aside early key research. >> each one of those steps from 2005 through 2009 was met with a response from the nfl that this evidence did not really mean anything. one of the doctors on the lead committee called an important study virtually worthless, that's a direct quote. >> reporter: but the nfl changed and in late 2009, acknowledged some of the lingering effects from head injuries. it also recently settled a lawsuit by thousands of players, former players, for $765 million. contacted by cnn...