have problems like brain degeneration. i think it s a good movie and depicts how the problem transpired and hopefully makes this a solution. merrill, you are retired from the nfl after a traumatic concussion. tell us what happened. what happened to me is i was improperly cared after a concussion on a monday night game. i resumed play without being evaluated. i was cleared over the phone to get back on the field. that is the biggest problem in 1994 when my career ended is that we weren t caring for the injury. we weren t addressing the injury. in 1994 the only team with cognitive testing was the pittsburgh steelers. what this movie is going to give us an opportunity to do is empower parents and empower people with the correct information and eliminate the hearsay and tactics that are going around.