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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady doesn't worry about concussions and considers them part of playing football, the New England Patriots quarterback says in a television interview to be broadcast this weekend.
The NFL has struggled to come to terms with the danger of concussions and the lifetime health risks they pose. The league this year agreed to pay as much as $1 billion to former players who have been diagnosed with post-concussion symptoms that could include the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy,Wholesale NHL Jerseys.
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In light of a recent study that found CTE in the brains of 110 of the Cheap Jerseys From China 111 former NFL players that were studied, O'Donnell asked Brady what he thought the effect would be on the league.
Brady's wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, had said in a May interview that the quarterback has had unreported concussions and she worried about his long-term health. A joint NFL and players union investigation found this week there was no evidence that Brady or the team failed to follow the league's policies or procedures on concussions.
The NFL has also created game-day procedures in an attempt to identify concussions when they happen and keep concussed players from returning to the game.
"I do want to go out on my terms," he said. "I do want go out playing my best."
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"I'm not oblivious to them," Brady tells CBS Sunday Morning. "I mean, I understand the risks that,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, you know, come with . the physical nature of our game."
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