He doesn't want them to become victims of something so little understood. Troy Aikman doesn't want to hear that. I say that while trying to make it very clear that at this time, I'm not considering walking away from the game. I still feel like I have years left in me and can continue to play. Doctors can't say.
Players are different.
Former Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach had more than 20 concussions before the injuries finally forced him to retire, and it seems to have had little long-term effect. But Mr. Hoge had half as many concussions, and he still isn't over it. They'd also like results of NFL studies that have been in the works for more than a year to help determine the long-term effects of repeated concussions. No one knows the long-term effects. When they tested for atomic bombs, what they thought was a safe level, years later, they found it wasn't what they thought.