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    NFL, NIH End Partnership For Concussion Research With $16M Unspent

    The relationship has been fraught with disputes about which research should be funded. Four House members have asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell whether the league plans to honor its commitment.
    by Laurel Wamsley Jul 29, 2017 3 minutes
    A $30 million partnership between the NFL and the National Institutes of Health is set to expire at the end of August, with much of the NFL's pledged money unspent. Above, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in February.

    Almost five years ago, soon after the suicide of linebacker Junior Seau, the NFL announced it was donating $30 million to the National Institutes of Health for brain research. At the end of August, it appears that partnership will expire, with $16 million of the money still unspent.

    "NIH officials decided months ago to let the agreement expire in August with more than half of the money unused, following a this week.

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