Concussions
Players who have suffered concussions 2009 Safety Michael Lewis 49ers Lewis picked up his third concussion since Aug. 18. Linebacker Jeff Ulbrich 49ers, Ulbrich said Monday he's not ruling out retirement after sustaining more concussions during his career than he can count. GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- It's only been three years since Florida quarterback Chris Leak stood at a lectern and claimed a vicious hit from Georgia defensive tackle Jeff Owens hadn't resulted in a concussion. "I just got dinged," Leak said. "No more than that." Had Gators coach Urban Meyer known then what he knows now about concussions, Leak's backup, Tim Tebow , might have started his first college game as a freshman. Coincidentally, the player who backed up Leak in 2006 has become the face of major college football's relatively new, more medically sound approach to concussion recovery. Tate Forcier Michiagan There's obviously a risk that comes with returning to the ...