Hate to see it happen to a lot of these guys but at the same time it's really not surprising to me. Banging your head against brick walls for 10-15 years can't have a positive effect on your health.
Tony Dorsett On CTE: I Didn't Know "The End Was Going To Be Like This"
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In 2013, NFL hall of famer Tony Dorsett was among the first few living football players to be diagnosed with signs of the chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease that manifests as dementia and depression. It's gotten worse-by definition, it'll get worse until he dies-and in a radio interview, the Cowboys legend strikes a delicate balance between frustration at its inexorability and acquiescence toward how he got here.
Dorsett spoke to 1310 The Ticket, his remarks transcribed by the Dallas Morning News:
Dorsett says he sometimes gets frustrated with the NFL's rule changes in the name of safety, because it barely resembles the football he remembers, but if it's "in the best interest of the players," then he's all for it. He also says he'd let his son play football, but would urge him to be aware of his health and not try to play his way through concussions.
It's tough to strike anything resembling a middle ground when discussing the inevitability of brain trauma in football and the NFL's well-documented attempts to cover up the research. Dorsett seems like he's found a decent place.
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Still, his acceptance doesn't make this any less sad. "It's painful, man," Dorsett said when he first learned he had CTE, putting a diagnosis to his irritability and memory loss, "for my daughters to say they're scared of me." Nobody ever signs up for something like that.
Tony Dorsett On CTE: I Didn't Know "The End Was Going To Be Like This"
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In 2013, NFL hall of famer Tony Dorsett was among the first few living football players to be diagnosed with signs of the chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease that manifests as dementia and depression. It's gotten worse-by definition, it'll get worse until he dies-and in a radio interview, the Cowboys legend strikes a delicate balance between frustration at its inexorability and acquiescence toward how he got here.
Dorsett spoke to 1310 The Ticket, his remarks transcribed by the Dallas Morning News:
Dorsett says he sometimes gets frustrated with the NFL's rule changes in the name of safety, because it barely resembles the football he remembers, but if it's "in the best interest of the players," then he's all for it. He also says he'd let his son play football, but would urge him to be aware of his health and not try to play his way through concussions.
It's tough to strike anything resembling a middle ground when discussing the inevitability of brain trauma in football and the NFL's well-documented attempts to cover up the research. Dorsett seems like he's found a decent place.
A Timeline Of Concussion Science And NFL Denial
The now-settled lawsuits brought by thousands of former players hinged on the notion that the NFL Read more Read more
Still, his acceptance doesn't make this any less sad. "It's painful, man," Dorsett said when he first learned he had CTE, putting a diagnosis to his irritability and memory loss, "for my daughters to say they're scared of me." Nobody ever signs up for something like that.
