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Chris Borland retires after one season; states wanting to live a long life.

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In this episode of The Red Light Sports Ramble, presented by The Red Light Sports Network, Evan Witalison and Troy Otradovec will discuss the early retirment, of Chris Borland.  Borland was drafted, in the third round, by the San Francisco 49ers.  He eventually became the starting middle linebacker, in his rookie season.  In the most shocking off season news, he decided that he wanted to retire.  After talking with friends, family, and concussion researchers, he decided that head trauma was not worth the risk.  Borland stated on Outside The Lines "I feel largely the same, as sharp as I've ever been. For me, it's wanting to be proactive," Borland said. "I'm concerned that if you wait 'til you have symptoms, it's too late. ... There are a lot of unknowns. I can't claim that X will happen. I just want to live a long, healthy life, and I don't want to have any neurological diseases or die younger than I would otherwise."  Listen in and give your thoughts.

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