Will Smith's controversial new film, "Concussion," explores a real cover-up in the NFL.
Smith plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, who discovered a deadly brain trauma that many NFL players were suffering from.
At the film's premiere, Smith discussed the biggest revelation in "Concussion."
According to Smith, "The thing that was a revelation for me with this is that it's not really the big hits that are the problem, it's definitely an issue, but more the issue is the repetitive head trauma."
"One of the statistics in the film is that by Dr. Omalu's calculations, Mike Webster sustained more than 70,000 blows to his head from the time he was a young man through his high school and college, and his 18-year professional career," Smith said. "So the repetitive head trauma is more the issue, and that's sort of the revelation that comes out in the film."
"Concussion" comes out in theaters on December 25th, 2015.
Story by Ian Phillips and editing by Carl Mueller
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