Brent Boyd: The NFL’s New Math
I was reading a Wall Street Journal article that circulated a couple of weeks ago and really had to take some time to digest it all.
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I was reading a Wall Street Journal article that circulated a couple of weeks ago and really had to take some time to digest it all.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: We received this update late last night from Brent while he’s still up in Boston this weekend undergoing some new MRI tests after the SLI Impact Awards this past Wednesday:
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We understand that this past Wednesday evening, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was given an Impact Award at the Sports Legacy Institute‘s Third Annual Impact Awards held in Boston MA. SLI has been involved with Boston University in the forensic study of the long-term effects of concussions on athletes’ brains. Many players have already pledged their brains to the Institute for study after they die. The award was to “recognize the NFL’s new advocacy and educational programs on youth sports concussions.” Of course, a year earlier, the NFL had donated $1 million to the Sports Legacy Institute Boston University School of Medicine’s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy.
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Like George Visger, Brent Boyd recently had another near-miss with concussion-related issues over this past weekend. Many of you may have been wondering why you haven’t heard much from Brent recently. He’s had not one – but five! – close brushes with death since knee surgery in 2006. Brent is now quietly recovering at home from his latest close call. And still no full disability benefits for Brent from the NFL! We finally heard from him this morning:
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