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Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away

Suffering from short- and long-term memory loss, former NFL tight end Ben Utecht wrote a book framed as a love letter to his family

Former Indianapolis Colts TE Ben Utecht has written a book about the time in the NFL and life after the game.

LAKEVILLE, Minn. — Of the dozens of tiny shoes scattered across the garage, Ben Utecht kicks aside a pair of pink Crocs in order to open the door to his home. Once inside, he incites a mini-stampede.

“Daddyyyyy!” squeals 7-year-old Elleora, the eldest of Utecht’s four daughters. She greets her father with a bear hug around his legs and then cartwheels across the living room in her aqua leotard.