In the middle of working with his co-author to edit his new book, “Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away’’ — about trying to save his memory after multiple concussions — retired NFL tight end Ben Utecht saw a story he didn’t remember.
Much like in the stories he told in the book, Utecht said, it caught him by surprise when he realized it, and that worried him badly. “'Where in the world is this coming from?'” Utecht, in an interview with Sporting News, recalled asking co-author Mark Tabb. “'I didn’t tell you this story.'"
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“Well, I got it in my interview with your mother," he was told.