Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti announced Friday that he will posthumously donate his brain for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) research.
According to ESPN.com, Buoniconti said the following regarding his decision:
"This is not easy, it's difficult. I'm not half the man I used to be. I don't do this for myself. I do it for the thousands of others who will follow me. My life, as I know it, has been taken away from me. ... I hope that my story and contribution will help thousands of others who are in this journey, or who will follow me.