Ex-NFL star Jamal Lewis warns Tua head injuries 'can haunt you for the rest of your life'
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Ex-NFL star Jamal Lewis says Tua Tagovailoa needs to be very, very careful with his health going forward after suffering a concussion last week... telling TMZ Sports that the effects of injuries to similar headaches he suffered in the past have persisted "for years."
"It's a silent creeper," Lewis said of post-concussion symptoms, "that can slowly haunt you for the rest of your life."
Lewis, unfortunately, knows all about traumatic brain injury: the former Baltimore Ravens running back suffered several concussions during his career...including one in 2009 that he says was an experience awful.
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The ex-tailback says he was knocked out during a game and didn't feel quite well after the hit for months. At one point, while trying to recover, he says he "woke up and didn't really recognize me".
The 43-year-old - one of eight people to rush for more than 2,000 yards in an NFL season - is now telling Tagovailoa to use it as a cautionary tale...and to really take care of his head before returning to the field.
"You have to be smarter and understand that you could have a family," Lewis said, "that you have other people who are more important than this game."
Tagovailoa appeared to suffer from a head injury initially against the Buffalo Bills on September 25.
Ex-NFL star Jamal Lewis says Tua Tagovailoa needs to be very, very careful with his health going forward after suffering a concussion last week... telling TMZ Sports that the effects of injuries to similar headaches he suffered in the past have persisted "for years."
"It's a silent creeper," Lewis said of post-concussion symptoms, "that can slowly haunt you for the rest of your life."
Lewis, unfortunately, knows all about traumatic brain injury: the former Baltimore Ravens running back suffered several concussions during his career...including one in 2009 that he says was an experience awful.
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The ex-tailback says he was knocked out during a game and didn't feel quite well after the hit for months. At one point, while trying to recover, he says he "woke up and didn't really recognize me".
The 43-year-old - one of eight people to rush for more than 2,000 yards in an NFL season - is now telling Tagovailoa to use it as a cautionary tale...and to really take care of his head before returning to the field.
"You have to be smarter and understand that you could have a family," Lewis said, "that you have other people who are more important than this game."
Tagovailoa appeared to suffer from a head injury initially against the Buffalo Bills on September 25.
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