Archive

Former NFL Star: I Regret Having Played

CONCUSSION

Has trouble with memory and walking now.

cheats/2016/01/19/former-nfl-star-i-regret-having-played/160119-randle-el-cheat_wngbff
Mike Stone/Reuters

Former Pittsburgh Steelers star receiver Antwaan Randle El says that if he could go back in time, he would not have taken up a career in professional football. The 36-year-old retiree revealed to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that “I have to come down sideways sometimes, depending on the day,” because of the neurological damage suffered from years of taking hits on the field. “If I could go back, I wouldn’t [have played],” he said. “I would play baseball.” Randle El is best known for being the only receiver to throw a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl.

Read it at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.