Rachael Perkins

[Brad Sohn @BradSohn]

The #NFL suggesting a return to play after ‘five minutes’ this evening tells you everything you need to know about how the league prioritizes player safety.

#5minutes

[Rachael Perkins @rach_perk]

@RealSkipBayless R u ok

[Scott Quessenberry @ScootsyQ]

Often times people watching forget what players risk on Sundays. Praying hard for Damar Hamlin and his family. God speed.

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

Please don’t share the video of the Damar Hamlin play. Share this because we are all Praying for him and his family.

[Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills]

The thoughts and prayers of all of Bills Mafia are supporting you, Damar. 🙏

[Rachael Perkins @rach_perk]

Sounds exactly like the “best of the best” doctors who told us my dad was just “getting old”…. died a few weeks later & later diagnosed with stage 3 of 4 CTE.

WHO in the world told Tua this? Sad.

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

IT HAPPENED AGAIN @NFL!
Cam Brate went back in 4 plays after showing #concussion signs from this huge hit to the head. He stayed down too long & couldn't run off the field fast enough to avoid a penalty. @TonyDungy says it was obvious he had a concussion. How did he go back in?

[Concussion & CTE Foundation @ConcussionCTEfn]

Dear @NFL, 

You must do better. This is life or death. What happened to Tua can’t happen again. 

A message from our CEO:

[Mitchell Schwartz @MitchSchwartz71]

We’ll fight like hell to keep QBs who sexually assault women from getting suspended for too long but when one of the good guys has concussive symptoms, returns to the game, doesn’t enter concussion protocol, and is allowed to play 4 days later, “our investigation is ongoing.”

[Rachael Perkins @rach_perk]

@ChrisNowinski1 breaks down the plays.

[Rachael Perkins @rach_perk]

Do better, football. Do you care about your players? Coming from a daughter who lost her father to #CTE it does not appear so. Science is science.

The evidence was clear- Tua should not have stepped foot onto that field.

[Ken Stabler @TheKenStabler]

Ken Stabler with Alabama teammate Ray Perkins display the lucky coin that was tossed before the kickoff of the 1967 Sugar Bowl. Snake led the Crimson Tide to a 34-7 victory over Nebraska and earned the games MVP award.

[Rachael Perkins @rach_perk]

Thank you @alanblinder for telling our story.

[NYT Sports @NYTSports]

Ray Perkins, who played at Alabama under Coach Bear Bryant and later succeeded him, had C.T.E., scientists found. “In my heart, I knew he had it,” said Lisa Perkins, his widow. https://t.co/B3OilN5nRg

[Rachael Perkins @rach_perk]

Thank you for all you do, Chris! 🙌🏼

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

They Made History at Alabama. But Football Stardom Had a Price.

#NFL coach Ray Perkins joins 3 fixtures of Alabama’s great teams of the 1960s who had #CTE at their deaths.

Thanks to ⁦@rach_perk⁩ & all families for sharing their difficult stories.
https://t.co/t60IXTq9Na

[Concussion & CTE Foundation @ConcussionCTEfn]

BREAKING: The family of @AlabamaFTBL star, Super Bowl Champion & beloved college and NFL coach Ray Perkins reveal his stage 3 #CTE diagnosis by @bu_cte to the @nytimes.

“I thought, on my wedding day he’s not going to know who I am.”

https://t.co/TqMzrIGYdo

[Rachael Perkins @rach_perk]

@realcbennett97 one of my dads absolute favorite players got to play golf with @jacobmmalone today! What a full circle and cool moment. I know dad is smiling! #88 #RollTideForever

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

Breaking: Beloved #NFL WR Demaryius Thomas had Stage 2 #CTE when he died at 33. I arranged his brain donation to the VA-BU-@ConcussionLF Brain Bank where @annmckeemd @bu_cte made the diagnosis. He struggled with erratic behavior, memory loss, & paranoia. https://t.co/7t8x4Q7WQV

[Concussion & CTE Foundation @ConcussionCTEfn]

BREAKING: Demaryius Thomas diagnosed with stage 2 #CTE by @bu_cte researchers. He developed depression, anxiety, panic attacks & trouble with memory before death.

Release: https://t.co/bZyfzm3728

[Rachael Perkins @rach_perk]

@realcbennett97 & daddy 😇