The mission of the Sports Legacy Institute is to advance the study, treatment and prevention of the effects of brain trauma in athletes and other at-risk groups. SLI was founded in 2007 to “Solve the Sports Concussion Crisis,” and in 2009, SLI launched programs to also serve our military veterans. SLI is primarily focused on the study of the degenerative brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, a condition caused by repetitive concussive and sub-concussive brain injuries.

Recent News                                                                   

SLI Co-Founder Dr. Robert Cantu Headlines CDC's New Free Online Youth Sports Concussion Training for Coaches, Chris Nowinski Narrates (Read more) (CDC training)

BU Research Links Brain Trauma to New Disease That Mimics ALS  (Read more) (Press release)

BU CSTE Paper Published in Alzheimer's Research and Therapy Journal, Examines Mild Traumatic Brain Injury as Risk Factor for Variety of Neurodegenerative Diseases (Read more)

SLI Storms MA State House on Sports Concussion Awareness Day to Lobby Concussion Policy for Public School Coaches, Trainers, Players; Bill Passes Senate Unanimously (Read more)

NFL Gives BU CSTE $1 Million Unrestricted Gift (Read more) (Press release)

NFL and NFLPA Now to Formally Support BU CSTE Research (Press release)

SLI Announces SLI Proposal to Make Football Safer at Congressional Hearings

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