CNN: Concussions more damaging than advertised; Former players dedicate to research

[kingsnation]

For years after his NFL career ended, Ted Johnson could barely muster the energy to leave his house.

"I'd [leave to] go see my kids for maybe 15 minutes," said Johnson. "Then I would go back home and close the curtains, turn the lights off and I'd stay in bed. That was my routine for two years.

"Those were bad days."

These days, the former linebacker is less likely to recount the hundreds of tackles, scores of quarterback sacks or the three Super Bowl rings he earned as a linebacker for the New England Patriots. He is more likely to talk about suffering more than 100 concussions.

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Great read. Very interesting.

 

[Warhawk]

Funny, I had just read that article and here is a post about it. Good read.

 

[kennadog]

Very interesting read, although it's hard to imagine that anybody could think you could go through multiple concussions and not suffer brain damage is amazing to me.