YardRat
05-21-2012, 06:17 AM
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/cornelius_bennett_vows_to_help.html
Cornelius Bennett remembers Buffalo Bills teammate Mark Kelso as a pass-pick*ing safety and the guy with the funny looking helmet.
Kelso, like Auburn product Steve Wal*lace of the San Francisco 49ers, was ahead of his time, wearing a double-layered hel*met to help protect against concussions.
Ensley native Bennett thinks that's a step that should be considered more often by today's NFL players. But as the chair*man of the NFLPA Former Players Board of Directors, he thinks it's only a small step toward a safer game.
"We know the bubble helmets protect the head. But no matter what kind of hel*met you have, there's no way to protect the brain if you take the wrong kind of hit," Bennett said. "A Kevlar helmet won't stop brain trauma with the wrong kind of hit. But we're making changes on a daily basis. Football is a great game, and we'll make it safer."
Bennett has vowed to leave his brain for post-mortem studies of trauma caused by playing football as a star at Ensley, an All-American at Alabama and as an All-Pro linebacker with the Bills.
Monday, he helps a different cause. The Second Annual Cornelius Bennett/ Children's Village Golf Challenge is sched*uled for 1 p.m. at Greystone. The celebrity and amateur scramble's purpose is to raise funds for Children's Village, which is touted as the only basic placement facility in Jefferson County that allows brothers and sisters to stay together when faced with a broken-home situation.
Cornelius Bennett remembers Buffalo Bills teammate Mark Kelso as a pass-pick*ing safety and the guy with the funny looking helmet.
Kelso, like Auburn product Steve Wal*lace of the San Francisco 49ers, was ahead of his time, wearing a double-layered hel*met to help protect against concussions.
Ensley native Bennett thinks that's a step that should be considered more often by today's NFL players. But as the chair*man of the NFLPA Former Players Board of Directors, he thinks it's only a small step toward a safer game.
"We know the bubble helmets protect the head. But no matter what kind of hel*met you have, there's no way to protect the brain if you take the wrong kind of hit," Bennett said. "A Kevlar helmet won't stop brain trauma with the wrong kind of hit. But we're making changes on a daily basis. Football is a great game, and we'll make it safer."
Bennett has vowed to leave his brain for post-mortem studies of trauma caused by playing football as a star at Ensley, an All-American at Alabama and as an All-Pro linebacker with the Bills.
Monday, he helps a different cause. The Second Annual Cornelius Bennett/ Children's Village Golf Challenge is sched*uled for 1 p.m. at Greystone. The celebrity and amateur scramble's purpose is to raise funds for Children's Village, which is touted as the only basic placement facility in Jefferson County that allows brothers and sisters to stay together when faced with a broken-home situation.