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Former Bears lineman struggles in recovery from stroke
The silence in room 401 created peace and serenity. Former Bears guard Revie Sorey suffered a massive stroke on March 25, 2012, leaving the once eloquent and enthusiastic community leader barely able to utter a word. I visited my rehabbing friend...
Tags: Memory Loss, Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears, Special Olympics, Pancreatic Cancer
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One year later, Duerson's family still coping
On Friday, a mother and her four children will drive to South Bend, Ind., to place flowers by a mausoleum.
They will say a prayer.
They will drive away, break bread, and then they will turn the page.
That is how Alicia Duerson and her children —...Tags: National Football Conference, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, San Francisco 49ers, Barack Obama, Apple iPod
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Carrier tries to understand deaths of Duerson and Seau
Mark Carrier has lost two former teammates to suicide — Dave Duerson and Junior Seau — over the last 15 months. A hard-hitting 1990 first-round draft pick of the Bears out of USC, Carrier succeeded Duerson after the veteran was released...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Punishment, Fines, Football, Washington Redskins
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American football industry is on its deathbed
With all that college beef on parade this week, the NFL draft is a wonder of sports marketing, a televised pageant for the multibillion-dollar American football industry. But there's something football fans should know: Football is dead in America....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Chicago Bears, Concussion, Justice System
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Too many around Bears just don't get it
Without hesitation or apology Thursday at Halas Hall, Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher admitted again that he would lie about having a concussion to stay in a game. The irony was you admired Urlacher's honesty. In the midst of Chicago's weeklong...
Tags: Houston Texans, Chicago Bears, Lovie Smith, Jay Cutler, Concussion
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Big holes in the NFL safety net for former players like Bob Zeman
LA JOLLA — Bob Zeman will do the same as millions Sunday. He will grab the remote, find an easy chair and turn on the Super Bowl. "I still like the drama of the game," he says. He won't exactly be a fan. More like an observer. He knows too much...Tags: San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Phil McGraw, Baseball
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Brain issues in back of Fencik's mind
Gary Fencik plans to watch Sunday's Super Bowl on a big screen TV from the comfort of his own home. The former Bears safety, who played in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans, also says he enjoys the comfort of not knowing whether he might be predisposed to...
Tags: Chicago Bears, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, San Francisco 49ers, Symptoms, Football
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Bernie Kosar -- My mind's on the mend
Bernie Kosar has no back teeth, and each gap has a name attached. Jets defensive tackle Joe Klecko once hit Kosar so hard it knocked out a molar. Lawrence Taylor knocked out another molar. Derrick Brooks, yet another. Either Mark Gastineau's hit or...
Tags: Lawrence Taylor, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Miami Dolphins, Derrick Brooks, Joe Klecko
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In Ed Reed case, NFL plays more head games
An initial response to Ed Reed's one-game suspension this week was a shrug. It didn't really matter, anyway. His Baltimore Ravens are playing the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. It got sillier as other reactions poured in. Baltimore Sun columnist Mike...
Tags: Michael Vick, San Diego Chargers, Punishment, Trials, Los Angeles Times Columnists
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'Head Games' review: Ouch. And I mean that in a good way.
*** (out of four) At some point your mom or dad probably said, “It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.” Ralphie from “A Christmas Story” knows what I’m talking about. Many people participating in activities...
Tags: Fiction, Football, Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Research, Head Games (movie)
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What about long-term health of NFL players?
As NFL teams start another season, their goal is simple: Win the Super Bowl. But what about the players' long-term health and welfare? Jim McMahon won a championship with the Bears. So did Dave Duerson. In fact, Duerson won a second Super Bowl ring with...
Tags: Aspirin (drug), Chicago Bears, Concussion, New York Giants, Jim McMahon
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Study: NFL players at risk for Alzheimer's disease, ALS
Just hours before the 2012 NFL season kicked off, a new study suggested that professional football players were three times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases than the general population. When researchers specifically looked at Alzheimer's...
Tags: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Chicago Bears, Neurosurgery, Science and Technology
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