The 'Exodus' director has allegedly been meeting with A-list writers in his effort to create the sports drama about life-changing injuries in the game, reported Variety online.
Scott, 75, is said to be moved after reading articles about injured athletes including former NFL stars Junior Seau and Dave Duerson.
Both had committed suicide after suffering chronic traumatic encephalopathy and left messages requesting that their brains be studied in the hope the results would help fellow injured athletes.