Former Oakland Raiders George Atkinson, George Buehler and Art Thoms said Friday they will donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation in honor of friend and former Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler.
Elliott Almond of the San Jose Mercury News passed along word of the players' decision, which they hope can shed more light on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
"You want to do something," Thoms said. "You can donate money, but even more is to donate the brain to help others in the future. I won't need it anymore once I'm gone."
John Branch of the New York Times reported Stabler's brain was researched following his death last July.