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NFL Earmarks $100 Million To Address Concussions

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A New Orleans Saints helmet at FedExField on Nov. 15, 2015 in Landover, Md. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
A New Orleans Saints helmet at FedExField on Nov. 15, 2015 in Landover, Md. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Football season is underway, and the NFL has rolled out a new campaign to deal with concussions. The league says it will spend more than $100 million to improve helmet safety and fund medical research.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with sports analyst Mike Pesca about the NFL's efforts to address head injuries.

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Mike Pesca, Here & Now sports analyst, host of the daily podcast The Gist. He tweets @pescami.

This segment aired on September 15, 2016.

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