Chris Borland’s retirement has players thinking about life after football

Mar 17, 2015 at 1:00 PM--


Chris Borland's decision to retire after one season in the NFL because of concerns about the long-term effects of repetitive head trauma unleashed a flood of reaction from fellow NFL players and others on social media.
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