Brett Favre
I would Donate My Mind After Dying
Revealed
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Brett Favre says he is all the way down to donate his mind following his loss of life so it may be used for CTE analysis … although he tells TMZ Sports activities he is certain hopeful that is a choice he and his household will not must make for a LONG time.
Favre infamously handled head accidents all through his 20-year NFL profession … and after we requested him this week if he’d take into account giving his cerebrum as much as scientists following his passing so it may be studied, he stated he would not thoughts.
After all, the 55-year-old Corridor of Famer informed us he’d favor if that alternative got here far later than sooner.
“I have no problems with them studying it,” he stated, earlier than quipping, “it probably wouldn’t take long to study it!”
Favre has been arguably probably the most passionate former NFLer on the subject of the subject of concussions — he is spent a good portion of his retirement days looking for a treatment for the difficulty.
A lot so, Leigh Steinberg is definitely going to honor him with a humanitarian award at a Tremendous Bowl celebration later Saturday in New Orleans, partly, on account of his work on the matter.
Favre’s develop into much more invested in all of it not too long ago, as he reiterated to us as soon as once more he believes it performed an element in his Parkinson’s analysis. And, he informed us if he have been in a position to finally assist discover a treatment for every part, “that would be the greatest accomplishment that I’m a part of.”
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We additionally chatted with Favre concerning the upcoming Large Sport between the Chiefs and Eagles — and whereas he undoubtedly is down on Philadelphia, it is fairly clear he thinks Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes are going to be exhausting to beat on Sunday.
