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Matt Hasselbeck took some nasty hits to the head during his 17-year NFL career, four years at Boston College and a childhood full of sports... The 50-year-old knows that some of his friends and former teammates haven't been as lucky... Hasselbeck said he had three concussions before he even started college, one playing football, another on the basketball court and another while goofing around while ice skating.
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Hasselbeck participates in CTE research study; multiple concussions across career.

The 50-year-old former quarterback participated in a Boston University CTE research study, undergoing brain scans, MRI, PET scans, and cognitive tests to help advance the ability to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy in living players. Hasselbeck had three concussions before college and several more during his 17-year NFL career (1998–2015), though exact numbers are uncertain due to underreporting culture early in his career. He is donating his brain for research after death and credits the NFL with implementing significant safety culture changes regarding head injuries during his playing tenure.

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