Archives for May 20, 2012

‘Bennett has vowed to leave his brain for post-mortem studies of trauma caused by playing football as a star at Ensley, an All-American at Alabama and as an All-Pro linebacker with the Bills.’

‘There will be no individual-game seats available for the home opener against Kansas City on Sept. 16 and the second home game, against New England on Sept. 30. Tickets for those games still are available for fans who want to buy season tickets, because the team has held back a block of seats for those sales.’

‘”I’m fine, but I’m one of the rare guys,” DeLamielleure said. “And I’m only fine for how long? You don’t know when something’s going to kick in. Do I have weird things? Yeah, man, I don’t sleep at night. I’ve got 60% hearing loss in my left ear from right-handed defensive linemen head-slapping me. There’s no wedge, there’s no Astroturf, no head slap (in the NFL now), how come? Because we were the walking guinea pigs for these guys.”‘

‘"Work ethic, character, morals, values and those things that are important in life because football is only going to last a certain amount of time," Beebe said. "It’s going to be over and then what? Most of them it’s going to be high school and it’ll be done. Then they have to go be fathers, husbands and they got to get a job. If they don’t have the groundwork of character and those values in life, they’re going to struggle. I want them to grasp it and understand hard work always pays off, no matter what they do in life. That’s what I want them to leave with that kind of feeling – that they’re on top of the world and accomplish things nobody thought they could and they have to work hard in life."’