John Mackey’s legacy lies less on the ... benefits then became the sport’s most visible victim. Football is a brutal game, where players last 3.4 years on average and, according to one study ...

But Little, who was reacting to the death of fellow Syracuse graduate and NFL Hall of Famer John Mackey, said the current players seem ... the National Football League should say, 'These guys ...

He was all about irony was John Mackey, a big man with ... particularly in his football afterlife. That said, generations of NFL players were lucky to have had Mackey come before them, fighting ...

John Mackey, a Hall of Fame tight end with the ... dementia highlighted the long-term effects of brain damage among football players, died July 6 at Keswick Multi-Care Center in Baltimore.

The health care of former players has become a prominent ... as the first tight ends selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The John Mackey Award was established to honor the nation's top ...

According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, "John Mackey was only the second player who performed strictly as a tight end to become a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame." His NFL career ...

BALTIMORE — John Mackey revolutionized ... of change in professional football. He pushed for better health care and championed the cause of former players, even as he battled the dementia ...

John Mackey was an American football player who played tight end for the Baltimore Colts and the San Diego Chargers. He was born on September 24, 1941, and passed away on July 6, 2011. Born in ...