NFL to End Partnership with National Institutes of Health on Concussion Study according to : Bleacher Report

George Gojkovich/Getty ImagesThe National Institutes of Health will reportedly let its partnership with the NFL expire in August after the NFL previously pledged $30 million to help research the connection between brain disease and football. "In September 2016, the NFL pledged $100 million in support for independent medical research and engineering advancements in neuroscience-related topics. This is in addition to the $100 million that the NFL and its partners are already spending on medical and neuroscience research." According to Maske, the NFL has still not contributed $18 million of the initial amount pledged in 2012. "The NFL attempted to use its 'unrestricted gift' as leverage to steer funding away from one of its critics."




The National Institute of Health and the NFL are ending their partnership, specifically the study of concussions, effective in August. In what was initially a $30 million pledge to the NIH from the NFL, $16 million has gone unspent. The next play for the NFL and the NIH will be important, as the partnership is ending in the midst of a firestorm. The league has long denied any accusations of tampering with research findings, but the partnership has been scrutinized since day one. This is in addition to the $100 million that the NFL and its partners are already spending on medical and neuroscience research."

National anthem protests No. 1 reason viewers tuned out NFL games

Twenty-six percent of those who watched fewer games last season said that national anthem protests, some of which were led by Colin Kaepernick, were the reason. Five percent said they watched fewer games because they got rid of cable. The pollster said it asked more than 9,200 people who attended either one football, basketball or hockey game whether they tuned into fewer games and why. NFL game viewership on networks that broadcast games was down an average of 8 percent for the 2016 regular season versus the season before. 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick caused a stir this past season when he started kneeling during the national anthem.


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