Friday, February 02, 2007

Ted Johnson's Post-NFL Troubles

The Boston Globe has the increasingly alarming story of former Patriots star linebacker Ted Johnson who was forced to retire from the Pats because of post-concussion syndrome and who's life has pretty uch gone to hell since then. Even most Pats fans had no idea about Johnson's situation. This is a somewhat damning expose of the culture of professional football.


(Today's Globe also has Dan Shaughnessy's story of a techy interview he had with Curt Schilling. Two weeks until pitchers and catchers report.)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

If anything, it casts a shadow of doubt on the light that is Bellichick. His luminescence is slowly fading and his time in the sun will soon come to an end. This is the prediction of *Special* Agent Chet Desmond.

dcat said...

Special Agent -- it does no such thing. Every single NFL team does this. There are so many stories of guys who have had serious issues after multiple underreported head injuries that it would be silly to proclaim that it is unique to the Pats.

Nonetheless, anytime we get a Special Agent Chet desmond sighting at dcat is, I can sense, going to be cause for celebration. I've no idea who that secret agent is, but I suppose that is why you are "secret."

dcat