Few close to Duerson appear to have noticed anything wrong with him. MikiYaras Davis, the union's director of player benefits, said that at a disability board meeting last November, Duerson was his usual joyous, cigarsmoking self. Other union officials said they did not see any signs of cognitive impairment, although one, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Duerson once spoke plaintively that he might someday develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy..Airing exclusively this fall starting September 15, NFL Network debuts A Football Life a new biography series offering a look inside the untold stories of NFL icons. Each installment focuses on the life and career of provocative subjects intertwined in the fabric of NFL history. Forthcoming episodes include: Late Philadelphia Eagles teammates and legends Reggie White and Jerome Brown; the incomparable Walter Payton and the storybook saga of Kurt Warner..

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