Utah Football DL Greg Newman Passes Away

I remember him well. They’re reporting it as CTE related.

I remember him well also… this is unbelievably sad, and I’ll happily contribute to the GoFundMe.

CTE is a very serious problem for professional athletes in some sports who entertain us all. American and English football being a couple sports close to the top of that list, and I’m not sure about boxing, MMA, etc.

They pay a huge price for the entertainment they provide :frowning:

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I am really sorry to hear this. Way too young.

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Newman was the other DE along with Derrick Shelby who moved inside to play DT when we had a rash of injuries. They were undersized, but thrived as quicker DTs.

He had transferred from CU, IIRC, was a SR when Shelby was a FR…

Way too young. Thoughts with his loved ones.

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He played for our National Championship team.

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