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  • IlluminatusUIUC
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    • Sep 2012
    • 8966
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    Bills legend Thurman Thomas struggling with effects of concussions

    Bills legend Thurman Thomas struggling with effects of concussions
    http://www.thescore.com/news/1014798
    Former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas is still feeling the effects of the concussions he suffered during his 13-year Hall of Fame career.Thomas addressed his experience for the first time publicly at a Canadian concussion summit on Friday."Still to this day, I can't control my mood swings," Thomas said, according to Ray Spiteri of The Niagara Falls Review. "On so many days, I have to apologize to my family for them. I thank God that I have a family that understands the things that I've been through over my 13-year (professional) career, and even after my 14 or 15 years that I've been retired. They all understand that with my mood swings, sometimes I just can't help it."With evidence of concussions' startling effects on athletes mounting, Thomas said he no longer felt comfortable staying quiet about his experience."One thing that I realized is that discussing the effects of concussions and the reality of the situation doesn't make me less of a man, less tough, less loyal to the National Football League, a less love for the game," he said. "All it means is that I'm not an ignorant fool, and that I don't ignore factual evidence that this is happening to not only football players, but (other athletes)." Echoing the sentiments of several retired players, Thomas shared a story about the scary effects his brain injuries have had on his life, saying he once forgot where he was while driving a route he took every day."I didn't know where I was, and I didn't know what I was doing," he said. "I had to make the most difficult call I've ever made. I had to pull over on the highway, call my wife and explain to her the events that just happened. She said, 'You need to come back home.' I knew that there was a problem."Thomas said his condition is worsening, and after an MRI, a doctor compared the frontal lobe of Thomas' brain to that of someone who'd gone through a car windshield several times.The 49-year-old said head-injury protocol at all levels of football needs to give doctors, not players, the ultimate power to make decisions."The player will always choose ... to stay in the game," he said. "I cannot emphasize this enough. It has to be the team physician, it has to be the doctors. It has to be their decision."- With h/t to ESPN


    Former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas is still feeling the effects of the concussions he suffered during his 13-year Hall of Fame career.

    Thomas addressed his experience for the first time publicly at a Canadian concussion summit on Friday.


    "Still to this day, I can't control my mood swings," Thomas said, according to Ray Spiteri of The Niagara Falls Review. "On so many days, I have to apologize to my family for them. I thank God that I have a family that understands the things that I've been through over my 13-year (professional) career, and even after my 14 or 15 years that I've been retired. They all understand that with my mood swings, sometimes I just can't help it."
    With evidence of concus
    sions' startling effects on athletes mounting, Thomas said he no longer felt comfortable staying quiet about his experience.


    "One thing that I realized is that discussing the effects of concussions and the reality of the situation doesn't make me less of a man, less tough, less loyal to the National Football League, a less love for the game," he said. "All it means is that I'm not an ignorant fool, and that I don't ignore factual evidence that this is happening to not only football players, but (other athletes)."


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  • gebobs
    One Bills Drive, Georgia - 871 miles south of Orchard Park
    • Sep 2003
    • 11520
    #2
    Re: Bills legend Thurman Thomas struggling with effects of concussions

    "My advice to the young kids: Don't lose your helmet."
    Lehner's history. He just doesn't know it yet.
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    • casdhf
      Registered User
      • Jul 2002
      • 17542
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      Re: Bills legend Thurman Thomas struggling with effects of concussions

      My girlfriend must have had several concussions, too.
      Originally posted by BillsZone Mod
      cas,

      I'm just letting you know that you have been given 2 points for telling Wys AKA Mark to kill himself.

      BillsZone Mod

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      • jimmifli
        Registered User
        • Nov 2006
        • 7827
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        Re: Bills legend Thurman Thomas struggling with effects of concussions

        Originally posted by gebobs View Post
        "My advice to the young kids: Don't lose your helmet."
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        • DraftBoy
          Administrator
          • Jul 2002
          • 107451
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          Re: Bills legend Thurman Thomas struggling with effects of concussions

          Jim Kelly just yesterday claimed that he was dealing with a concussion as well in the middle of Super Bowl XXVI. Said he had no idea where he was after the game.
          COMING SOON...
          Originally posted by Dr.Lecter
          We were both drunk and Hillary did not look that bad at 2 AM, I swear!!!!!!

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          • gebobs
            One Bills Drive, Georgia - 871 miles south of Orchard Park
            • Sep 2003
            • 11520
            #6
            Re: Bills legend Thurman Thomas struggling with effects of concussions

            Originally posted by DraftBoy View Post
            Jim Kelly just yesterday claimed that he was dealing with a concussion as well in the middle of Super Bowl XXVI. Said he had no idea where he was after the game.
            No Jim, that's called a hangover.
            Lehner's history. He just doesn't know it yet.
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            • Mace
              Haha...yeah you think so ?
              • Mar 2013
              • 20314
              #7
              Re: Bills legend Thurman Thomas struggling with effects of concussions

              I think we'll find out most of them have been brain damaged. Doesn't make me feel real good about the best I felt about the team. Won't pretend to make it something small, I don't think it is. Can't put any spin on it. Just feel bad for these guys.

              There's the myth money makes up for it. I doubt it.
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              • jimmifli
                Registered User
                • Nov 2006
                • 7827
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                Re: Bills legend Thurman Thomas struggling with effects of concussions

                Originally posted by Mace View Post
                I think we'll find out most of them have been brain damaged. Doesn't make me feel real good about the best I felt about the team. Won't pretend to make it something small, I don't think it is. Can't put any spin on it. Just feel bad for these guys.

                There's the myth money makes up for it. I doubt it.
                If they develop a test for CTE that doesn't require death, it will be the end of most contact sports.
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