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Borland: NFL players 'willfully ignorant' about sports' dangers

I don't know how much you can change football and keep it football.

Ex-49ers LB Chris Borland

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Players are sometimes willfully ignorant.

Ex-49ers LB Chris Borland

Following a productive rookie season with the 49ers, Chris Borland in March retired from professional football, saying he "just honestly want(ed) to do what's best for my health."

Two months later, Borland joined WNYC radio's "On The Media" podcast to reveal a bit more of his thought process.