The National Football League (NFL) has been criticized for the long-term medical consequences of game-related player head injuries. The question that arises is: Is the NFL responsible for the deaths of former players such as Junior Seau, Jovan Belcher, Ray Easterling and/or OJ Murdock? Medical and scientific factors as well as legal responsibilities regarding brain injuries will be described in this article. Brain injuries can play a major role in football. Recurrent concussions also occur due to these brain injuries and cause permanent damage to these athletes. Trainers and doctors in the medical field diagnose these brain injuries by loss of consciousness, slurred speech, loss of balance, and memory loss. In football, they could improve helmet safety; improve rules or safety regulations in all sports to help prevent concussions. Football helmets are the most important pieces of equipment and have been revolutionized since the beginning of football. According to Forthofer (21012), when football was a new sport in the years 1860 to 1896, helmets were not used. The first helmets used were made of moleskin or leather and were very uncomfortable and hot (Forthofer, 2012). In situations where a player is injured due to faulty equipment, the NFL league must be held fully responsible. Although the benefits of helmet designs are numerous, football players find themselves in dangerous and sometimes unexpected situations on the field. Players run and hit each other at full speed without considering what they are doing or considering the consequences. Sometimes with head injuries, these players may not experience any symptoms until later in the day or even throughout the day...... middle of paper ......Legally, the NFL can be held responsible for these injuries. It's not up to the players themselves to receive the equipment they wear, it's the NFL's. If this equipment is faulty or does not protect players as it should, then they must accept responsibility. Many said it was the players' fault because they chose to do this kind of work. They may have chosen this job, but they didn't choose to get hurt this badly. As stated earlier, this is another classic act of getting injured on the job. On May 2, 2012, former NFL player Junior Seau committed suicide. This was due to his head trauma and the fact that he was no longer able to manage his life due to the mental state the head injuries had put him in. The big issue in all of this is whether the NFL is responsible for his (and other) suicide.