49ers Legend Roger Craig
Reveals Dementia Analysis at Corridor of Fame Induction
Revealed
NFL legend Roger Craig used the most important second of his soccer life to disclose a heartbreaking prognosis … asserting throughout his Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame induction speech that he has vascular dementia.
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The 66-year-old San Francisco 49ers nice made the disclosure throughout his taped acceptance speech Saturday … saying docs imagine his situation could also be associated — at the very least partially — to concussions he suffered over his 11-year NFL profession.
Craig stated the modifications got here on slowly and had been initially simple to brush off as regular getting old … however his household ultimately observed them too, prompting him to hunt solutions from a physician.
He acknowledged soccer gave him alternatives past something he might’ve imagined … whereas noting far more is understood about mind well being right this moment than when he performed.
Craig stated he hopes sharing his story encourages others to hunt assist when one thing does not really feel proper.
His induction got here after a 28-year await Canton. The three-time Tremendous Bowl champ turned the primary participant in NFL historical past to report 1,000 dashing and 1,000 receiving yards in the identical season, pulling off the feat in 1985.
And regardless of the prognosis, Craig says it will not outline him … declaring, “I’m nonetheless Roger Craig. I’m nonetheless a father, a husband, a teammate, a buddy and somebody who loves this recreation.”
