5 NFL stars whose lives were ruined by concussions feat. Andre Waters

5 NFL stars whose lives were ruined by concussion

# 3- Kylie Fitts

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At just 27 years old, Kylie Fitts decided to walk away from the NFL after suffering numerous concussions during his three years in the league.

His last concussion was as serious as it got, prompting him to make the decision to step away before things got worse.

With concussions now at the forefront of everyone's mind, Fitts got out while he still had all his facilities.

#2 - Andre Waters

Unfortunately, we are now getting to the dark(er) side of concussions and CTE. While the others mentioned on this list did not quite have their lives ruined by concussions to a major extent, Andre Waters was on the other side of the spectrum.

At just 44 years of age, Waters took his own life with a pistol. In an article published by the Palm Beach post, it was revealed that Waters had brain tissue similar to an 85-year-old due to suffering repeated head trauma from his time in the NFL.

# 1- Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford's story is another harrowing account of repeated hits to the head. Gifford took some serious shots in his career and in 1960, one hit left him instantly unconscious.

Gifford went on to spend 10 days in the hospital and would not play for two years after the hit. He latere suffered from short-term memory loss, tingling in his fingers and confusion despite stepping into a broadcasting career post-football.

Gifford passed away in 2015.