"League of Denial" traverses the dangerous intersection of America's favorite sport and its possible dire consequences on players' health. Authors Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru, celebrated investigative reporters from ESPN, unearth the unsettling truth about the NFL's years-long efforts to downplay and discredit scientific findings regarding concussions and chronic brain damage among its players. Spanning over decades, the narrative unveils how the allure and violence of football masked a grim reality—the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). As the stakes of the sport culminated in a $10 billion industry, the league's attempts to protect its interests mirrored the subterfuge of Big Tobacco with the lung cancer smoking connection. This book presents exclusive interviews, confidential documents, and a detailed exploration of how this public health crisis burgeoned from the gridiron to the headlines.