Lineman, Dead at 36, Exposes Brain Injuries
31991
Justin Strzelczykâs brain damage adds to the evidence that longtime football players might endure hidden brain trauma.
310825
Patriots tight end Daniel Graham was ready to give up his career. His big brother needed a kidney and Graham, one of the NFL's best blocking tight ends, puts family ahead of football. He was willing to donate one of his.
670892
Former Steelers offensive lineman Justin Strzelczyk died yesterday morning in a fiery collision with a tractor-trailer near Herkimer, NY, after leading police on
432198
It's easy to feel sympathy for someone like Curt Marsh, the former Oakland Raider offensive lineman who said playing in the NFL led to 31 surgeries, including the amputation of his right leg eight inches above the ankle.
164211
DC Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter said the man is believed to be about 60 years old, and that he suffered burns over about 30% of his body.
350234
Trent Green sustained a "very, very severe concussion" when his head was slammed into the ground by Cincinnati's Robert Geathers and will be hospitalized at least until Tuesday, the Kansas City Chiefs said.
45198
State police believe alcohol may have played a role in the death of former NFL player Justin Strzelczyk, but said Friday they may never know what pushed him to lead troopers on the highway chase that led to his death.
577585
DENTON, Texas An autopsy shows a University of North Texas quarterback who died when his vehicle collided head-on with a truck -- was legally drunk.
259196
The neck injury sustained by Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett during a game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday has been described by doctors as "potentially lethal".
521505
A university hospital on Thursday confirmed a 47-year-old man from Taegu had contracted Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), the fatal neuro-degenerative illness that causes mental disorder and destroys memory.
289688
Pro wrestler Chris Benoit suffered head trauma from his years in the ring that could help explain why he killed his wife, son and himself, a doctor who studied his brain said Wednesday.
588424
Justin Strzelczyk , a former player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the University of Maine, died yesterday in a fiery head-on collision with a tanker truck in Herkimer, N.Y., after he led state troopers on a 40-mile highway chase during morning rush hour. Strzelczyk, 36, was an offensive lineman with the Steelers for nearly a decade until the team released ...
250663
Ken Caminiti was never short of fearless on a baseball field. He made incredible stops at third base, swatted home runs from both sides of the plate and played through pain that would wither most men. Friends and former teammates shocked by Caminiti's death Sunday in New York at age 41 remembered not only the great plays, but many off-field struggles.
53498
Aging NFL retirees told Congress Tuesday that playing professional football left them with broken bodies, brain damage and empty bank accounts. Lawmakers said they may get involved if a better pension and disability system isn't created.
579304
Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner died Tuesday of complications from a brain tumor. He was 59.
84213
Clinical depression among retired N.F.L. players is correlated with the number of concussions they suffered.
1278
A study of more than 2,500 retired NFL players found that those who had at least three concussions during their careers had triple the risk of clinical depression as those who had no concussions.