The Concussions That Stole NFL Tight End Ben Utecht's Memories

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 22, 2016

Former NFL player Ben Utecht joins us to talk about his memoir, Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family. Utecht suffered five major concussions as a tight end for the Indianapolis Colts and the Cincinnati Bengals. Now he’s losing his memory. He talks about his life, career, football concussions and how he’s coping with traumatic brain injury and memory loss.

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