Ex-49ers LB Chris Borland Early retirement could become a trend

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It's been 13 months since Chris Borland . And while NFL players retire every offseason, Borland's case was special because he was 24, in good health, and and just finished an impre sive rookie season.But fears of  Kevin Huber Jersey CTE, and the realization that " " made Borland's decision easy, even if it meant .Last week, , in part because of the concu sions he suffered during his career. Now more than a year after Borland left the game, he thinks the trend of early retirement will continue."Well, I think an old adage is that you play till the wheels fall off," Borland told the recently. "You play till you cant anymore. You have to be carried off the field. I think thatll change.  "I think historically, Jim Brown and Barry Sanders are viewed as early retirements. I think whenever a guy decides to walk away is when he and his family decides hes  Quinton Spain Jersey not going to play a game anymore. And even if you play for 20 years and are a Hall-of-Famer, you still have a life to live after football. So I think thats always been a clich, but thats starting to get real, tangible results."Borland also said he was troubled by the , the former player who was diagnosed with CTE."To see a guy whos probably taken le s hits to the head than me to have a stage of CTE similar to Junior Seau was eye-opening," Borland said.  The spoke  D'Ante Smith Jersey with the Borland after the former linebacker had taken part in a panel discu sion for , a documentary about former running back Lew Carpenter's struggles with life after football. Carpenter was diagnosed with CTE after his death.During that panel discu sion, Borland said he doesn't think football will be banned, but he does think there should be le s hitting in  Josh Tupou Jersey youth leagues."It makes no sense to me that in the pros you hit 14 times a year once the season starts but in high school we hit three times a week, in college we hit three times a week," he said. "I think kids should hit le s than the pros if theyre playing football. I think thats a good step. ...  "It could be the greatest game in the world, but simultaneously maybe the worst," Borland continued. "And the crux of the i sue for me, I think, is that what makes it so great is also what  Jessie Bates III Jersey makes it detrimental and scary and everything, the violence. So I dont regret my decision. Mi s the game, but that time was going to come at a certain point anyway, so moved on with my life." Click here Click here Click here