ESPN Drops TV Project On NFL Brain Injuries

Published August 23, 2013 at 1:35 PM EDT

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This hit, Oct. 3, 2010, left the Cincinnati Bengals' Jordan Shipley (center) with a concussion, and the Cleveland Browns' T.J. Ward (right) with a fine. (Amy Sancetta/AP)

ESPN is dropping its collaboration on a TV project about football league head injuries.

According to a New York Times report, the network is said to have received pressure from the NFL to withdraw from the Frontline documentary called “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis,” about the risks of football injuries on the brain.

The two-part investigative project is scheduled to air on PBS on October 8 and 15.

Watch the trailer for the documentary
Frontline’s statement on ESPN’s withdrawal from the project

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Derek Thompson, senior editor for The Atlantic. He tweets @DKThomp.