Family members linked to this person will appear here. ESPN investigative reporter Mark Fainaru-Wada and his brother, Steve Fainaru, have written "League of Denial," and recently spoke to NPR about it and the league's efforts to deny or at least continue to stall on confirming a link between repeated head injuries and CTE. A man whose disturbing end has left his former teammates with questions that will forever haunt them. His anguish is evident as he writes about his mental state: deep, confusing, twisting fishing line tangled up mess of confusing things go on all the time.. Webster is now happy to share that his familys relationship with the Steelers has improved, however, his opinion of the leagues handling of the concussion settlement hasnt similarly improved. Try again later. When he got to Kansas City that was a clear break, like in a movie. I wasn't in danger. Professional Football Player. Why the Steelers shouldnt give up on Kevin Dotson. [2], It has been speculated that Webster's ailments were due to wear and tear sustained over his playing career; some doctors estimated he had been in the equivalent of "25,000 automobile crashes" in over 25 years of playing football at the high school, college and professional levels. . After the genocide in Rwanda and atrocities in Srebrenica, Bosnia, in the 1990s, the world vowed never again. Then came the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, which began 20 years ago. [1], Webster died in 2002 at the age of 50 of a heart attack, and subsequently was the first former NFL player diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). With the Steelers winning Super Bowl IX, X, XIII, and XIV, Webster and Terry Bradshaw form one of the best-known centerquarterback pairs in history. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in.