[Mick]

My wife's best friend dated a former 49er (several of them, in fact), a defensive end who had a 10 year career, played well over 100 games. We knew him when he was 34 years old. He had so much physical damage that he was functionally unintelligible. Couldn't understand a word he was saying, though he seemed to have his faculties in order.

[Mick]

My wife's best friend dated a former 49er (several of them, in fact), a defensive end who had a 10 year career, played well over 100 games. We knew him when he was 34 years old. He had so much physical damage that he was functionally unintelligible. Couldn't understand a word he was saying, though he seemed to have his faculties in order.