NFL executive Jeff Miller’s admission that there is in fact a link between head trauma and football was a seminal moment for Dr. Ann McKee, neuropathologist and director of the CTE Center at Boston University.

As Dr. McKee forges on with her research on football-related head injuries, could her findings have the power to save or destroy the NFL? NESN.com’s Michaela Vernava talked with Dr. Ann McKee about the implications CTE research could have on the future of football and other sports at the “Play It Forward” Sports Communication Summit at Boston University.

For the full interview, watch the video above.