BOSTON (CBSNewYork/AP) — Two more retired football stars have pledged their brains to research.
Former Giants defensive end Leonard Marshall and three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck say they will donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation for research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
The announcements were made Wednesday as part of the second annual Brain Trust conference, which is hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Marshall, 55, said he already has short-term memory loss and erratic behavior.
“CTE is no joke, and I don’t want to see anyone else suffer like me and my friends,” Marshall said.