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• ‟ Football is an elective. It's a game. It's make-believe. And to think that people have brain damage from some made-up game.

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• ‟ I think I'm connected to this issue in some capacity, football and brain damage. So carving out a way to address it tactfully is important to me no matter what I go on to do.

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• ‟ Dementia pugilistica was discovered in 1928... And we still have boxing. Football will continue.

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• ‟ I've thought about what I could accomplish in football, but when you read about Mike Webster and Dave Duerson and Ray Easterling, you read all these stories, and to be the type of player I want to be in football, I think I'd have to take on some risks that, as a person, I don't want to take on.

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• ‟ I think it actually is easier for players to abstain from watching than it is for people who haven't experienced it. I know a wide variety of former players that don't really follow football any more. They've kind of had that cathartic experience. They know what it is.

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• ‟ I can't predict the future of football. I don't think it'll go the way of boxing because it's a team sport. It's built into our education systems, the flagship for a lot of universities' fundraising campaigns. So no, I don't think it'll go away.

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• ‟ Folks who blithely disregard the benefits of football likely haven't played or are being intellectually dishonest. The game, perhaps more than any other, requires absolute dedication and teamwork. Yes, I ultimately quit, and if I ever have a son, he won't play, but I'll always cherish the lessons I learned from football.

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• ‟ I never thought my choice to leave the NFL would lead to 'Face the Nation.' When I first thought of quitting, I cringed at the notion of becoming a football safety advocate. I was making a personal decision; I never set out to influence others.

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• ‟ Football's extremely important to me. iIt's my passion.

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• ‟ I don't dislike football. I love football.

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• ‟ Dehumanizing sounds so extreme, but when you're fighting for a football at the bottom of the pile, it is kind of dehumanizing.

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• ‟ Football is inherently dangerous, and that will never change.

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• ‟ I never played the game for money and attention. I love football, and I've had a blast.

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• ‟ It would be ill-advised to compare war and a sport, but I don't think the brain knows the difference. With post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries in blasts with veterans, we see a very similar and somewhat unique issue with repetitive brain injuries in football.

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• ‟ A piece of my heart will always be in football, but my mind ended it.

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• ‟ I think I did a good job of compartmentalizing my life. It's crazy to say it, but even if football was this dangerous thing, it was a place where I could focus all my energy. I'm sure it's not the healthiest thing to direct stress from football into football, but that's basically what I did.

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• ‟ I think flag football is a great alternative, and it's a great game in its own right. It's a wonderful alternative. You can develop all of the skills and athleticism and glean the lessons you can from contact football through playing flag.

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• ‟ I walked away from pro football and a $2.9 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers because I didn't want to develop CTE.

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• ‟ I loved football. I'm so glad I played. But I didn't think it was wise for me to play longer.

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• ‟ I enjoyed playing, and I've got a full and happy life now, so it's not like I'm looking back longingly at my time in football.

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• ‟ I don't consider football fun. It's not like a water park or a baseball game.

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• ‟ The act of riding a bicycle isn't causing brain trauma. Yeah, you could fall, but that's if something goes wrong. Everything could go right in football, and it's still dangerous.

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• ‟ As far as what it takes to play football, I've got all it requires.

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