As the Will Smith film Concussion highlights brain injuries in America’s most common sport a delayed health epidemic is putting the game’s future in doubtGeorge Visger sat in his truck,a prized possession since everything else was gone, but struggled to remember the model and year. “It’s, or uh,a Chevy. Yeah. A Trailblazer, I think. 2003. No, and wait,2009. Probably around then.”
The former professional footballer paused, annoyed with himself for fluffing a banal question approximately the vehicle. He could not help it: fog drifts through his memory, and shrouding information registered moments – or years – earlier.
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Source: theguardian.com