After realizing his dream of reaching the NFL, Chris Borland gave up the game after just one season. And he says one doctor's work played a key role in his difficult decision.
The former University of Wisconsin linebacker, who retired from professional football in 2015 after his rookie season with the San Francisco 49ers, shared his praise of Dr. Ann McKee, a Wisconsin alumnus, in a piece he wrote for Time's "The 100 Most Influential People of 2018."
"Dr. McKee’s groundbreaking work on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was central to my decision, and she may have saved my life," Borland wrote in the piece.