Me, Myself & TBI: Facing Traumatic Brain Injury Head On - Life after football and traumatic brain injury with Ben Utecht, former NFL player and Super Bowl champion.

Life after football and traumatic brain injury with Ben Utecht, former NFL player and Super Bowl champion.

01/27/23 • 51 min

Me, Myself & TBI: Facing Traumatic Brain Injury Head On

Christina Brown Fisher, journalist and traumatic brain injury survivor, talks to brain health advocate and former NFL player Ben Utecht. By the time Utecht was 30-years-old he’d suffered at least five diagnosed concussions and was already experiencing memory loss. The former Super Bowl champion discusses his road to recovery, how the game has evolved and life after football, and TBI.

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