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True Dough

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Wed Aug 10, 2022, 02:54 PM Aug 2022

Brett Favre guesses that he suffered thousands of concussions during his NFL career

Brett Favre says based on everything he's learned since he's retired, he believes he suffered "thousands" of concussions in his NFL career.

The Hall of Famer explained his theory on The Bubba Army radio show this week ... after he was asked how many serious head injuries he had while playing QB in the NFL.

Favre said if he had gotten that question a few years ago -- he would've said just three. But, after digesting recent studies on concussions, the 52-year-old believes the number is now actually in the four-figure range.

"Concussions happen all the time," Favre said. "You get tackled and your head hits the turf, you see flashes of light or ringing in your ears but you're able to play -- that's a concussion. So, based on that, [I've suffered] thousands," he continued. "Had to be, because every time my head hit the turf, there was ringing or stars going, flash bulbs ... but I was still able to play."

https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/10/brett-favre-says-he-suffered-thousands-of-concussions-nfl-career-packers-bubba-army-radio/?adid=social-twa

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Brett Favre guesses that he suffered thousands of concussions during his NFL career (Original Post) True Dough Aug 2022 OP
Laying the groundwork for a diminished capacity defense in that fraud case? RockRaven Aug 2022 #1
Looks like was the first thing that we both thought of. Quakerfriend Aug 2022 #3
Don't tell me- He is setting the stage for Quakerfriend Aug 2022 #2
Must of had a lousy offensive line. Sneederbunk Aug 2022 #4
How Could We Tell? ProfessorGAC Aug 2022 #5
It took until post #5 in this thread True Dough Aug 2022 #6

Quakerfriend

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