The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary on Wednesday will hear from a panel of retired players, medical professionals and representatives of the NFL and NFLPA on the legal issues concerning head injuries related to football.
The hearings begin at 10 a.m. ET and can be seen by clicking on the following link. [WATCH HEARINGS]
Here’s a list of those who will be appearing before the Judiciary Committee. Upon completion of their testimony, you can view a transcript of their testimony by clicking on the name of the witness.
| Panel I |
| Roger S. Goodell Commissioner National Football League New York, NY |
| DeMaurice Smith Executive Director NFL Players Association Washington, DC |
| Gay Culverhouse, Ph.D. Former President Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa, FL |
| Andrew Tucker, MD Member NFL Mild Trauatic Brain Injury Committee Team Physician Baltimore Ravens Baltimore, MD |
| Robert Cantu, MD Chief, Neurosurgery Service and Director of Sports Medicine Emerson Hospital Concord, MA |
| David Weir, Ph.D. Lead Author NFL’s Player Care Foundation Study of Retired NFL Players |
| George Martin Executive Director NFL Alumni Association Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Panel II |
| Tiki Barber Retired NFL Player New York, NY |
| Merril Hoge Retired NFL player Pittsburg, PA |
| Dick Benson High School Football Safety Advocate Austin, TX |
| Eleanor M. Perfetto, Ph.D. wife of Ralph Wenzel former linebacker Pittsburg Steelers Pittsburg, PA |
| Christopher Nowinski Co-Director Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy Boston, University Boston, MA |
| Ann McKee, MD Associate Professor, Neurology and Pathology Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA |
| Joseph Maroon, MD Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery University of Pittsburgh Team Physician Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh, PA |
| Julian Bailes, MD Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown, WV |
| Joel Morgenlander, MD Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Duke University School of Medicine Durham, NC |
| Bernie Parrish Former NFL Player Gainsville, FL |
