Joe Namath tells the New York Post he is now suffering brain damage from the series of concussions he suffered as a NFL player.
Namath tells the newspaper he is now struggling with the long-lasting effects of all the head injuries he suffered during his NEw York Jets career. Namath remains famously remembered for guaranteeing a Jets' Super Bowl victory in 1969 and then backing his words up to the tune of leading the team to a 16-7victory over the heavily favored Colts.
"I've been through some things medically," he recently told CBS News. "I've seen some things on my brain. But I've had some treatment and improved. None of the body was designed to play football. Excuse me, you know, football, we're just not designed for."
A Hall of Famer, Namath thus becomes the latest player to publicly admit all the side effects he now suffers from stemming from NFL playing days, namely conditions such as memory loss, dementia and chronic traumatic encelopathy (CTE). Namath has also had both his knees replaced.
On Jan. 14, U.S. District Judge Anita Brody struck down a $765 million settlement brokered between NFL attorneys and those for the more than 4,500 players now suing the league over their deteriorating health as inadequate.
"I am primarily concerned that not all retired NFL football players who ultimately receive a qualifying diagnosis or their [families] ... will be paid," Brody wrote in her decision."
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