Ex-football player fears future with brain damage

By Connor Radnovich

Published June 25, 2014 11:20pm ET

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Ex-football player fears future with brain damage — Former professional athlete Ben Utecht, a Super Bowl-winning tight end for the Indianapolis Colts, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 25, 2014, before the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing regarding concussions the long term effects of brain related sports injuries. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) | Charles Dharapak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former NFL tight end Ben Utecht told a Senate hearing Wednesday that he fears where his history of brain injuries will leave him in the future.

Utecht said he started experiencing memory loss at age 29, after a football career in which he sustained five documented concussions and innumerable dings to the head.

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