Vincent Jackson Dead - Study Finds He Had Stage 2 CTE

[dmac_bolt]

Sad story. RIP, bolt brother. Comparisons to MW are premature. At Yr 4, VJ had only had one big year and had yet to cement his beastness.. MW may or may not achieve new heights. Thru 4 yrs, his record holds up against VJ at the same point.

[JOJAX85]

Reading this reminds me of what Nick Hardwick wrote two years ago. I think the NFL should try to make programs, like one Nick undergoes, available to all players transitioning to post NFL life. I know that players still need to be proactive but many probably don’t know.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-brain-health/

I actually had some back & forth with him on IG when he was doing this. We talked about why could'nt the league set this up DURING a players career. Don't wait until they're broken.

[cmplxgal]

[cmplxgal]

VJ's family has donated his brain to the Boston facility to be examined for CTE.

Just found an article about this:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30926133/vincent-jackson-brain-donated-boston-university-cte-center-family-says

[Xenos]

Great interview with Ryan Leaf on this whole issue.

https://www.golongtd.com/p/ryan-leaf-wants-to-save-nfl-players

[Bolt-O]

[jamrock]

Sad but not surprising altho I don't remember VJ having many concussions. But then he played before the heightened awareness really kicked in.

[Boltjolt]

Sad but not surprising altho I don't remember VJ having many concussions. But then he played before the heightened awareness really kicked in.

His Wife said he didnt have any concussuions and was surprised at these findings but the finding explains a lot for her.

[powderblueboy]

His Wife said he didnt have any concussuions and was surprised at these findings but the finding explains a lot for her.

They could have happened in high school, college, early in his NFL career.

[gzubeck]

His Wife said he didnt have any concussuions and was surprised at these findings but the finding explains a lot for her.

I think he used to have leap balls and then come down hard hitting the ground. I wonder how many of those it took to start causing damage.

[BigBad]

I think he used to have leap balls and then come down hard hitting the ground. I wonder how many of those it took to start causing damage.

We all saw tonight how you can get knocked out just hitting the ground on your own.

[cmplxgal]

Here's a long story from yesterday:

Widow of former NFL star Vincent Jackson speaks out for 1st time since his death, reveals CTE diagnosis

https://news.yahoo.com/widow-former-nfl-star-vincent-181800392.html

Jackson never had a diagnosed concussion during his 12-year NFL career, something he said was "fortunate." But while diagnosed concussions are contributors to CTE, less severe but repeated hits can also cause damage. According to the CTE Center at Boston University, around 20 percent of people who are diagnosed with CTE never had a diagnosed concussion.