High school football player pledges to donate brain to science [Video]

LEADING CAUSES OF CRASHES RELATE TO SPEED, IMPAIRMENT AND DISTRACTED DRIVING. CONCERNS OVER CONCUSSIONS IN FOOTBALL HAVE GROWN, WITH STUDIES HIGHLIGHTING POTENTIAL SERIOUS LONG-TERM HEALTH RISKS. TONIGHT – ONE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR FROM BANGOR IS TAKING ACTION BY PLEDGING TO DONATE HIS BRAIN FOR RESEARCH TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN THE SPORT. CONNOR CLEMENT SAT DOWN WITH HIM TO TALK ABOUT HIS DECISION. LONG AFTER HIS PLAYING DAYS ARE OVER, FIONN PARKER- CUMMINGS HOPES TO MAKE A LASTING, GAME-CHANGING IMPACT ON THE GAME HE LOVES.. 21:54:36-21:54:44 WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP THE FOOTBALL COMMUNITY PROGRESS IN SCIENCE AND BE SAFER? AND IT CAME TO MY MIND ONE DAY, I WAS LIKE MAYBE I SHOULD JUST DONATE MY BRAIN. THAT’S EXACLTY WHAT FIONN HAS PLEDGED TO DO.. WHEN HE DIES, HIS BRAIN WILL GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH’S NATIONAL SPORTS BRAIN BANK.. HE’S THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO MAKE THIS COMMITMENT. …