Tim Krumrie is using his never-say-die attitude to fight the effects – and to a degree, the national narrative – of brain trauma. The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar
‘’Gotta be a man to play this sport, mentally and physically. Every week is a fight on your body and a fight on your mind."
– Michael Johnson
The two signs still cling to the double doors that lead from the Bengals locker room to the field at Paul Brown Stadium. They’re as ironic now as they are appropriate. Black background, orange lettering, a foot wide, three feet deep.