Headstrong is an American play by Patrick Link, commissioned by the EST/Sloan Project.
It premiered at The Ensemble Studio Theatre in April 2012.
[1] The play explores the research behind concussions in professional sports and depicts a fictional former linebacker who must come to terms with the long-term consequences he may suffer from playing the game he loves.
[2] Headstrong was noted in an article on Grantland, in addition to other sites,[3][4] to illustrate the growing public awareness of CTE.
[5] In 2013, the play was recorded by LA Theatre Works as part of its Relativity Series, featuring Ernie Hudson and Scott Wolf.