Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
Chris Borland is a former star NFL player who retired from the league at 24 years old over concerns about the long-term effects of repetitive head trauma.
Since his retirement, Borland has been an outspoken advocate for concussion awareness and supports flag football for kids under the age of 14.
Borland took his advocacy further by appearing in the new "Tackle Can Wait" PSA aimed at further raising awareness of the link between football and the degenerative brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).
“I think it’s wise for kids to wait until high school to play tackle football,” said Borland, who is featured in the PSA as a referee. “Playing youth tackle football doesn’t increase the odds that you’ll get a scholarship, or that you’ll play professionally. It does, however, increase the odds that you’ll contract CTE.”
Watch the Tackle Can Wait PSA here: youtube.com/watch?v=Th1uN3Pjawo
Learn more at tacklecanwait.com
Watch the behind the scenes video of Tackle Can Wait: youtube.com/watch?v=VP7Nr2Njp_E
Want to learn more about CTE? Visit concussionfoundation.org/cte
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Chris Borland is a former star NFL player who retired from the league at 24 years old over concerns about the long-term effects of repetitive head trauma.
Since his retirement, Borland has been an outspoken advocate for concussion awareness and supports flag football for kids under the age of 14.
Borland took his advocacy further by appearing in the new "Tackle Can Wait" PSA aimed at further raising awareness of the link between football and the degenerative brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).
“I think it’s wise for kids to wait until high school to play tackle football,” said Borland, who is featured in the PSA as a referee. “Playing youth tackle football doesn’t increase the odds that you’ll get a scholarship, or that you’ll play professionally. It does, however, increase the odds that you’ll contract CTE.”
Watch the Tackle Can Wait PSA here: youtube.com/watch?v=Th1uN3Pjawo
Learn more at tacklecanwait.com
Watch the behind the scenes video of Tackle Can Wait: youtube.com/watch?v=VP7Nr2Njp_E
Want to learn more about CTE? Visit concussionfoundation.org/cte
Created with FIngerpaint: fingerpaint.com
