Former Guard Brent Boyd’s CTE Brain Scan–Football Injuries–GQ Casualties of the Gridiron–EP2

Brent Boyd played guard for the Minnesota Vikings for six seasons. During that time he sustained multiple concussions and has since become a leading advocate for treatment of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) among retired NFL players. Now hoping to pilot P.A.S.T.’s new brain protocol to slow the progression of CTE, Boyd must detox from the cocktail of pills he’s taking before he can undergo treatment

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