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Former players to donate brains for study of concussions

Associated Press

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

BOSTON -- Former NFL linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski quickly agreed when his ex-teammate at Harvard asked if he would donate his brain after death for research into concussions. "It's a noble cause," he said Wednesday. "It's something close to my heart. I've had several concussions." Kacyvenski, 30, is one of 16 pro athletes, including six former NFL players, who have agreed to donate their brains to the new Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, a joint program between the Boston Univ ...

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