Even a gritty linebacker like Carolina Panthers Luke Kuechly thinks about the risks of playing in the NFL.
On Friday morning, Kuechly spoke with ESPN's 730 The Game about findings of the Boston University and VA Boston Healthcare System CTE study released on Tuesday.
The study found CTE in 110 of 111 brains belonging to former NFL players— 13 of which belonged to former NFL linebackers.
"You hear about it, you know about it and it's in your head that this stuff is a possibility, but I think when you play a contact sport there's always inherent risk and inherent risk to injury,” Kuechly said. “At what point to tolerate it and what point is it enough?”
The former first round Draft pick out of Boston College recorded 71 tackles, two sacks and one interception last season with the Panthers.
Kuechly’s full response can be watched below.
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