Buoniconti plans to donate brain
Football Hall linebacker
says he will donate his brain to Boston University to support research of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
In May, Buoniconti revealed he was diagnosed with dementia, and his doctors suspect CTE may contribute to his symptoms, which include impaired cognition, behavior and motor control.
“My life, as I know it, has been taken away from me,” Buoniconti said in a statement Friday. “I hope that my story and contribution will help thousands of others who are in this journey or will follow me.”
Buoniconti, 76, helped the Dolphins achieve the NFL’s only perfect season in 1972. He also played for the Boston Patriots and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001. of
Panthers’ Davis fined: The league fined Panthers linebacker $48,620 for his hit Sunday on Buccaneers wide receiver
Davis, the league’s Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2014, posted on Instagram that he was unhappy with the fine and insisted the hit was legal. He was penalized for unnecessary roughness on the play, which was deemed a helmet-to-helmet hit.
“As a 13yr vet that honestly tries to play the game of football the way it’s supposed to be played,” Davis wrote, “I can’t imagine that this freakin’ tackle would cost me $48,620! Not a single part of this play was dirty! I love playing this game but if this was illegal then it’s time for me to retire!”
Davis added that he was appealing the fine. Savage be Texans QB: who was benched at halftime of the Texans’ opener in favor of
has regained the starting position now that the rookie quarterback is done for the season because of an ACL tear.
Savage will make his fourth career start Sunday against the Colts. will
Coaches nominated: Panthers coach Titans coach Colts coach and
Ravens coach
were among 32 nominees for the league’s seventh annual Salute to Service Award. Falcons coach
was last year’s recipient of the award, which will be presented by USAA, the league’s official military-appreciation sponsor. USAA contributes $25,000 in the name of the recipient to the official aid societies representing all five military branches.
Finalists will be in January. announced
Extra points: Raiders CBs (foot), (shin) and
(knee) were ruled out for Sunday’s game in Miami. ... The Cowboys offensive line was voted the league’s best by an 11-person Associated Press panel that included Hall of Fame WR
The Steelers line was second in the voting . ... Falcons RB
is expected to play against the Panthers even after being limited in practice for a third straight day because of abdomen and shoulder injuries. ... Rams S (thigh) was placed on injured reserve.