are the most high profile, most expensive spots to run. the nfl will use one of those spots to run an ad that talks about what the league is doing to promote safety. this past week on 60 minutes roger goodel said players need to share responsibility and also to be honest about their injuries. some of it s a warrior mentality. some of it s wanting to be out there to contribute, but that s part of our education is to make sure that the players understand the seriousness of the issue and that they have to report these injuries. so the question a lot of people ask, just how hard are those big hits? i recently spoke to a concussion expert kevin ust owi tz who said you can measure the force. we ll see what happens. it s recorded up here at 23.6 g s of acceleration. reporter: he recently won a macarthur genius grant for his work on concussions in football. he is going to with stand an impact of 157 g s. wow. that s similar to a car accident. right. 157 g s. it s
also shed a light on your risk of certain medical conditions as well. but first, hey, it s super bowl weekend. the new york giants taking on the new england patriots. got your favorite, i m sure. those of us who care about head injuries can look for a few extra things during the game. i want you to pay attention. for one, we know super ads are the most high profile, most expensive spots to run. the nfl is actually going to use one of those spots to run an ad that talks about what the league is doing to promote safety. in fact, this past week on 60 minutes roger goodell said players need to share responsibility and also to be honest about their injuries. some of it s a warrior mentality, some of it s wanting to be out there to contribute. but that s part of our education is to make sure the players understand the seriousness of the issue and that they have to report these injuries. so the question a lot of people ask, just how hard are those big hits? i recently spoke to
us. that s a glimpse of the documentary big hits, broken dreams. this morning we re talking about this fascinating topic, and all the latest findings on concussions. i think most importantly how to prevent them. what do young players, their parents, their coaches really need to know? by the way, it s not just football. it s other sports as well. in fact, not far behind football is soccer. there are more head injuries in girls. we invite brandy chastain, and she ll share what she teaches her players to keep safe. there was a hearing in miami in federal court with the lawyers for more than 100 players and their families. they are suing the league over concussions. right now the judges are trying to decide on whether to combine these suits into a single case. meanwhile, the super bowl is set. giants versus patriots. now, here s something you may not know. after the giants won in overtime last weekend, some of the players talked about the 49ers kick returner who had two crit
concussion, 16-year-old died. the autopsy would reveal this, it could have been prevented. hello and thanks for joining us. that s a glimpse of the documentary, big hits, broken dreams. we are talking about the topics and the findings on concussions and how to prevent them. what do young players, parents and coaches need to know? it s not just football. it s other sports as well. not far behind is soccer. there are more head injuries in girls. we invited brandy to join us. she s going to show us what she teaches her players to keep them safe. on to the nfl. there was a hearing in miami this week in federal court with more than 100 players and families suing the league over concussions. right now, the judges are trying to decide on whether to combine the suits into a single case. meanwhile, the super bowl is set, giants versus the patriots. after the giants won in overtime last weekend, the players talked about the 49ers kick returner with two critical fumbles. they targeted h