Kyle Turley is a retired NFL football player who played for San Diego State during the 1993-97 seasons, and was inducted into the Aztec Hall of Fame back in 2010.
The seventh overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft, Turley played for three different teams in nine years, before retiring due to health issues in 2007.
Turley now suffers from the effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, as well as a seizure disorder and early onset Alzheimer’s disease, which he was diagnosed with in 2015.
Working with a variety of organizations, Turley is a staunch advocate for cannabis use as a way to alleviate pain and cognitive issues that come from playing contact sports like football.