The National Football League will require teams to consult a neurologist or neurosurgeon independent to determine when it is safe for a player to return to play after a concussion, FOX sports reported yesterday. The move comes in response to growing evidence that head injuries sustained in the field can lead to dementia and other problems later in life, as well as an embarrassing hearing last month in Congress which a representative compared the refusal of the NFL link between head injuries and dementia at initial refusal of the tobacco industry that smoking is harmful. (Perhaps more disconcerting, from the perspective of the NFL, was the suggestion that the government might wish to reconsider the antitrust exemptions granted to the league if it does not start taking it seriously).
The details of the new plan has not been announced, but the American Academy of Neurology has issued a statement earlier today saying he was encouraged by the news and would like to have the opportunity to work with the league.
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