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Tanuki

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Wed May 17, 2017, 11:24 AM May 2017

Bundchen says Tom Brady has history of concussions

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/may/17/tom-brady-concussion-gisele-bundchen-nfl

"Tom Brady’s wife, Gisele Bundchen, says the New England Patriots quarterback has a history of concussions, including one suffered last season when he took his team to victory in the Super Bowl.

“He had a concussion last year. He has concussions pretty much every ... I mean, we don’t talk about it. He does have concussions,” Bundchen said on CBS’s This Morning on Wednesday. “I don’t really think it’s a healthy thing for a body to go through that kind of aggression all the time. That could not be healthy for you.”

Brady, who will turn 40 in August, plans to play for at least another five years, although in February he said Bundchen wants him to retire from the game: “If it was up to my wife, she would have me retire today. She told me that last night three times.” Bundchen reiterated that sentiment on Wednesday: “I’m planning on having him be healthy and do a lot of fun things when we’re like 100, I hope,” she said.

Bundchen did not say whether Brady’s concussion had been medically diagnosed. According to Stat Pass, the Patriots have never reported Brady as suffering a concussion and they have yet to respond to Bundchen’s comments.
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Concussions in the NFL have been under increased scrutiny in recent years. One of Brady’s former team-mates, Junior Seau, killed himself in 2012 and was found to have the degenerative brain condition CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy. CTE is often found in athletes who have suffered from head trauma during their careers."
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Bundchen says Tom Brady has history of concussions (Original Post) Tanuki May 2017 OP
He's already had one too many. GeorgeGist May 2017 #1
Is that why he is a trump humper? gopiscrap May 2017 #2
At this point in his career, who can blame him for feeling a bit deflated? Orrex May 2017 #3
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