Requiem For A Running Back

2015- 2016 • Feature Film • Airing

Documentary

http://www.requiemforarunningback.com

Director Rebecca Carpenter’s father, Lewis Carpenter, was a world championship running back for Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers. When he dies, her family receives a surprise call from Boston University’s brain bank requesting his brain – with shocking results. Lew becomes the 18th NFL player diagnosed postmortem with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative neurocognitive disorder that can cause episodes of rage, social withdrawal, and other unusual behaviors.