D'Brickashaw Ferguson Documents 'Concussion' Issues

In a first-person essay New York Jets' D'Brickashaw Ferguson says his eyes have been opened about the National Football League after viewing the Will Smith drama Concussion. Ferguson wrote, "When you’ve actually competed against a player who was later found to have CTE, it is unsettling." The player recently saw the Sony Pictures film which centers on an investigation about head injuries suffered by NFL players, and wrote about the viewing experience for Sports Illustrated. Ferguson who plays left tackle wrote that he understands the ramifications that stem from the punishment his body takes.