![]() ![]() Jackson has recounted those days - from the glory of the touchdown pass - to the meat grinder existence of life on the scrimmage line. Jackson wasn't a star or even a starter, but he did carve out a life in the rarefied air of professional sports. ![]() The voice you just heard was Nate Jackson listing just some of the injuries he sustained - including several concussions - during his six-year career as a tight end in the NFL, most of it spent with the Denver Broncos. Just last month, in a proposed deal, the NFL agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to former players who suffered brain injuries while playing the game. MARTIN: Being a professional football player can be a brutal life. Neck, lower back soreness and just general pain. ![]() I tore my right hamstrings several times. NATE JACKSON: I shattered my pinky, broke it in half. ![]()
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