From The Boston Channel:

There is new evidence linking brain damage to concussions. As NewsCenter 5′s Heather Unruh reported Tuesday, the report suggests football players should take concussions seriously.

“We’re finding 10 or 20 years after players stop playing football the thousands of hits to the head they’ve taken have started a degenerative process that’s killing brain cells,” said Chris Nowinski, a former World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler who was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome.

I wish this were old news.  I wish people had been listening to this all along.  But unfortunately money talks and we’ll probably never see the likes of Troy Aikman or Ben Roethlisberger in their 50′s.  And I don’t mean they’ll be dead.  I just mean they’ll probably be incoherent.

I mean that all those concussions are gonna have to lead to something eventually.

At least someone, Chris Nowinski, has been pressing this issue for a while.  I’m glad that it’s at least being recognized in the media today.  You can find out more about Chris at his site.