February 18, 201115 yr comment_89186 Yikes http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/grizzly-de...-116469233.html Report
February 18, 201115 yr comment_89188 You will be missed Double-D. Awesome player and great hitter!!! Report
February 18, 201115 yr comment_89191 Farewell Dave! You will be missed. Yikes http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/grizzly-de...-116469233.html Report
February 20, 201115 yr comment_89223 ruled a suicide...WTF? Gunshot to the head. I bet it's related to concussion syndrome somehow. I'm sure we'll see more in the near future. Sad. Report
February 20, 201115 yr comment_89226 Gunshot to the head. I bet it's related to concussion syndrome somehow. I'm sure we'll see more in the near future. Sad. According to ESPN.com, it was a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest and his family has agreed to donate his brain to Boston University School of Medicine for evaluation. Sad. Report
February 20, 201115 yr comment_89228 According to ESPN.com, it was a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest and his family has agreed to donate his brain to Boston University School of Medicine for evaluation. Sad. that is what i saw...gunshot to the chest. Does this sound really really strange to anyone else? Something was definitely wrong with him. I have never heard of comitting suicide by shotting yourself in the chest? I expect more to come on this Report
February 20, 201115 yr comment_89230 that is what i saw...gunshot to the chest. Does this sound really really strange to anyone else? Something was definitely wrong with him. I have never heard of comitting suicide by shotting yourself in the chest? I expect more to come on this Not to make light of it but seeing as he was on record as saying he would donate his brain to research he was hardly gonna shoot himslf in the head Report
February 20, 201115 yr comment_89231 Not to make light of it but seeing as he was on record as saying he would donate his brain to research he was hardly gonna shoot himslf in the head I have to agree with that as well. I hate to see a suicide but if that was his rationale behind not doing it in the head, that's good for studies. Report
February 21, 201115 yr comment_89252 Not to make light of it but seeing as he was on record as saying he would donate his brain to research he was hardly gonna shoot himslf in the head saw that this morning...still a really bad way to go. This whole thing is just real sad Report
May 2, 201114 yr comment_90529 The Boston University center that studies brain injuries to professional athletes says former NFL player Dave Duerson had the brain disease associated with repeated concussions when he committed suicide in February. The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at the BU School of Medicine announced on Monday its findings on its examination of Duerson's brain, saying he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy. At least 20 other deceased players have been found to have the disease. Link Report
May 2, 201114 yr comment_90537 Ya know it funny how the hardest hitter of the 60-70's was Butkus and he doesnt seem to have any problems. Report
May 2, 201114 yr comment_90538 Link I think that may have been some wasted research. It doesn't take a PHD to figure a guy who takes a gun to his chest and had willed his brain to be studied was suffering from some brain trama. Report
May 4, 201114 yr comment_90597 He wanted them to study his brain. But, that's not why he committed suicide. His businesses were having trouble and his wife was trying to get him for everything including both Super Bowl rings and his NFL Man of the Year trophy. Report
May 4, 201114 yr comment_90598 He wanted them to study his brain. But, that's not why he committed suicide. His businesses were having trouble and his wife was trying to get him for everything including both Super Bowl rings and his NFL Man of the Year trophy. I'd say the brain damage probably was a big part of the reason why he committed suicide. Report
May 5, 201114 yr comment_90599 I'd say the brain damage probably was a big part of the reason why he committed suicide. Agreed and Duerson knew something was wrong with his brain, why else would he make that stipulation if he didn't believe something was wrong with his brain? What a lot of us who remember when Duerson was with the Giants is that he suffered a lot of his concussions with them and spent a lot of time trying to recover. I also reread my post and do realize that it may have seemed a little insensitive and for that I apologize if it was taken wrong. Duerson was one of my favorite Bears during his playing days and I was very ecstatic when he had products that showed on the shelves where I work. Knowing also that one of his companies held a contract with Mc Donalds for production of those pretty good breakfast sausage made me feel even better about him. I just believe that it was a foregone conclusion that he had a brain disease and didn't want that information to come out so soon after his tragic demise. Report
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