ANDERSON, Ind. — The family of former NFL player and Notre Dame defensive coordinator Corwin Brown said Tuesday they believe he might suffer from the same type of brain trauma as Dave Duerson, the former Chicago Bears star who committed suicide in February.
Brown was taken from his home Friday night with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a nearly seven-hour standoff with police in Granger, Ind. St. Joseph County authorities said Brown is in a secured facility receiving medical treatment and he was charged Tuesday with three felony counts for allegedly holding his wife hostage with a handgun and bruising her during the standoff. Bond was set at $50,000.
“We believe Corwin is suffering from symptoms similar to those experienced by the late Dave Duerson and were caused by the many notable collisions during Corwin’s career in the NFL,” the family said.
Duerson had “moderately advanced” brain damage — chronic traumatic encephalopathy — related to blows to the head, according to the researcher who made the diagnosis.
• Joe Paterno said he’s in a little pain after a blindside hit in practice Aug. 7 sent him to a hospital, though Penn State’s 84-year-old leader said he expects to coach from the sideline for the season opener.
• Freshman linebacker Kellen Jones transferred from Michigan to Oklahoma, where he will be eligible to play this year.
• Oklahoma State megabooster T. Boone Pickens said he believes the Big 12 will survive the latest conference realignment threat, and suggests Texas A&M stay put instead of joining the Southeastern Conference.
“That’s a big mistake for Texas A&M,” Pickens said.”They’re moving out of Texas when they do that. I don’t think that’s a smart deal.”
Police want to talk with Lakers’ Bryant
SAN DIEGO — A police spokesman said detectives want to interview Kobe Bryant after a man claimed he was injured by the Los Angeles Lakers star during a confrontation at a church.
Police said Bryant apparently thought the man was taking his picture with a cellphone at a Carmel Valley church Sunday. Bryant reportedly took the phone from the man but saw no pictures on it, then left the church. According to broadcast reports, the man, whose identity hasn’t been released, went to a hospital for treatment of a wrist injury.
Footnotes.
Major League Soccer is lowering the charge against the salary cap for young designated players, with players age 20 or younger $150,000 against the cap and players 21-23 at $200,000.
• Roger Federer has asked Martina Hingis about playing mixed doubles together for Switzerland at next year’s Olympics.
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