Pittsburgh Steeler center Mike Webster died on Sept. 24, 2002, of heart failure. So, it was not directly related to CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
And there were articles before his death about how he was struggling, like this '97 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movi...r-Mike-Webster-s-battles/stories/201410090319
My thesis here is similar to the idea that in a movie or book, sometimes when the main character dies it's too clean and neat an outcome. It's far messier and far more human, for the person to live. For example, perhaps football would have evolved where linemen abandon the three-point stance and start standing much like martial artists grappling? (this is a proposed reform I've read)
And there were articles before his death about how he was struggling, like this '97 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movi...r-Mike-Webster-s-battles/stories/201410090319
My thesis here is similar to the idea that in a movie or book, sometimes when the main character dies it's too clean and neat an outcome. It's far messier and far more human, for the person to live. For example, perhaps football would have evolved where linemen abandon the three-point stance and start standing much like martial artists grappling? (this is a proposed reform I've read)
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