SLI wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving! Headline News BU CSTE Launches Major New Study The BU CSTE launched DETECT, the first study on CTE ever funded by the National Institue of Health. Led by principal investigator and CSTE co-director Bob Stern, Ph.D., the team will examine 100 retired NFL players and 50 controls over the next three years with the goal of finding a biomarker for CTE in living people, a critical first step to a treatment. Read More.
President Obama Acknowledges, Reflects on CSTE Research and Dave Duerson Case
The 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears recently visited President Obama at the White House. "Hopefully lessons from his great struggle, with the kind of brain injuries those hits might have caused, wil help today's players down the road," Obama said. Learn more.
SLI Announces 2nd Annual Super Bowl Raffle Get your raffle tickets for "A Super Weekend at Super Bowl XLVI"! Proceeds from the raffle will benefit Sports Legacy Institute education and training programs. Tickets are on sale now - $20 per ticket or a book of 7 tickets for $100. The winner will receive two tickets to the game, accommodations and transportation. We also need volunteers to sell tickets in Massachusetts! To buy and/or help sell tickets, please contact Kara Nilan, Project Coordinator and Administrator, at knilan@sportslegacy.org or (781) 262-3324.
Recent News
SLI Partners with Billy Corgan and Resistance Pro Wrestling
Creative director Corgan, whose day job is being the heart and soul of the Smashing Pumpkins, hopes to improve independent pro wrestling safety through implementing SLI guidelines. Check out Resistance Pro Wrestling's debut Friday, November 25, in Chicago. Learn more.
Cookie Gilchrist diagnosed with CTE
 Dr. Ann McKee diagnoses former NFL great Cookie Gilchrist with CTE after his recent death. Learn more.
New York Times Visits Al Toon and Wayne Chrebet
Two former Jets discuss the long term effects they face from concussions. Read More.
Chicago Concussion Coalition Fundraiser Builds Momentum
"The support that he's [Nowinski] gotten nationally and internationally, he's letting folks know in an up-front way. This has always been there, but now, there's an advocate making sure something is done - not from a 'look what happened to these guys' but 'let's not let this happen again."said Reggie Smith, president of Chicago chapter of the NFLPA and a former offensive lineman. Read full article here.
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