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Found December 20, 2011 on Pro Football Talk:
PLAYERS: Ben Utecht

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Former NFL tight end Ben Utecht says five concussions during his playing days have led to memory loss at the age of 30. Utecht had two concussions in college at Minnesota, two in the NFL with the Colts, and one in training camp in 2009 with the Bengals. He never fully recovered from that last…
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