http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Thomas Jones, a retired running back who played for five teams in 12 NFL seasons, has decided to donate his brain to the Sports Legacy Institute to be studied for evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).]]> January 15, 2013 17:34:45 PST The forensic pathologist who first identified chronic brain damage as a factor in the deaths of some NFL players flew to San Diego on Thursday to participate in the autopsy of Junior Seau, two sources with knowledge of the case told ESPN.com.]]> May 03, 2012 15:14:59 PDT Kids playing contact sports are suffering too many blows to the head, and an advocacy group is calling for a "hit count" to total them up before it's too late.]]> February 03, 2012 12:00:41 PST Efforts to raise awareness about concussion dangers are getting an boost from a collection of former National Football League players.]]> January 27, 2012 14:32:51 PST CHICAGO -- It was during Super Bowl Media Day in February when Jim McMahon was first approached and asked to get involved with the Sports Legacy Insti...]]> November 10, 2010 09:59:24 PST It was during Super Bowl media day in February when Jim McMahon was first approached and asked to get involved with the Sports Legacy Institute, which was formed three years ago to "solve the concussion crisis" in sports.]]> November 10, 2010 08:16:36 PST Taylor Twellman of the New England Revolution is one of 300 athletes in just the last two years who have agreed to undergo a battery of annual tests and donate their brains after death to a brain injury study at Boston University.]]> October 12, 2010 07:29:30 PDT The National Football League will hang a poster in all 32 team locker rooms urging players to report concussions or symptoms, warning that repeated concussions "can change your life and your family's life forever".]]> July 27, 2010 02:34:40 PDT Researchers at Boston University have diagnosed a dead former NFL player with a degenerative brain condition similar to Alzheimer's disease believed to be caused by repeated head trauma.]]> January 27, 2009 10:29:26 PST