mr. adamle's ife, kim adamle, and dr. ell eleanor perfetto who is the widow of ralph wenzel. they can speak to the challenges they live with and witnessed as a result of this trauma and they can also speak to the concerns of the future and whether they believe they will be adequately supported by the nfl or other organizations as they face future challenges. i'd also like to challenge we invited the nfl to attend but they declined. the science has raised enough red flags about repetitive head trauma that it's incumbent to those who organize contact sports to make the game as safe as possible. this must come from all levels of play including the highest level of football. since the nfl recognized the link between repetitive hits and brain trauma they need to commit to supporting independent research, meaningfully reducing the risks and supporting players suffering from the effects of long-term brain injury. so this forum is critically important. it's unfortunate, however, this discussion is not being conducted in a formal congressional hearing. despite our repeated requests fo