Good C.J. Dozier article in the Tucson Weekly

Post by **UAdevil** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:21 pm

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/bang ... id=4921661

Banged Up
For former football players, life with concussions ain’t easy

Justin Sayers
C.J. Dozier

C.J. Dozier remembers having a headache, but he doesn't remember the impact. He just heard the whistle and kept practicing.

"Next thing I know, I was (feeling) more and more out of it," he said.

Arizona's rising sophomore linebacker was practicing during fall camp in August 2013, just a couple weeks before the season opener against Northern Arizona.

"I didn't even say anything to anybody," Dozier says. "The next day I came to practice and we were warming up, and the trainer came up to me and said one of my teammates was worried about me. They said the day before at practice I was acting really strange. After warmups that day, that was the last time I touched the field."

Dozier is one of a number of former football players who are seeing the long-term effects of multiple concussions.

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:57 pm

Super article.

Great attitude from Dozier to 'keep on keepin on'.

btfd16 · Post by **btfd16** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:23 pm

great article and great kid.

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:32 am

Man that's scary. Glad he has a plan and is finishing school.

Anybody else think the Stoops thing is wierd, asking him if he wants a second opinion from Oklahoma's staff? I think when a kid retires these days it's pretty obvious he's been banged up too much. Interesting about Dakota Conwell too. No mention of Pierre Cormier.

azpenguin · Post by **azpenguin** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:10 am

The Stoops thing is indeed odd. Cormier does get mentioned in the article.

Bear Down Wildcats