The late Cedrick Hardman, hard-charging pass rusher who played for the 49ers and Raiders in a 12-year NFL career, left instructions to have his brain donated to the Brain Bank at Boston University, the world’s largest CTE brain bank.
The institution studies concussions and their effects on athletes, especially football players.
Hardman died Friday at 70.
The donation, and the revelation that Hardman died from pancreatic cancer, was announced in a press release from Sack Masters Inc., which bills itself as pro football’s exclusive 100-sack club. According to its web site, the club seeks to promote knowledge, appreciation and understanding of the quarterback sack.