Ex-Viking Brent Boyd takes up fight for brains battered in NFL

[size=13pt]Ex-Viking takes up fight for brains battered in NFL[/size]

Brent Boyd is permanently disabled, suffering from dizziness, depression and other health issues that he blames on blows to the head from his playing days.

By Mark Craig, Star Tribune

Last update: June 16, 2007 – 12:33 PM

Last modified Monday, June 18, 2007 11:40 PM PDT

[size=13pt]Boyd to testify before Congress [/size]


By: MIKE SULLIVAN - North County Times

Former North County resident Brent Boyd, whose battle with the NFL Players Association over disability benefits due to a 1980 head injury was recently chronicled in the North County Times, accepted an invitation Monday to tell his story in front of a congressional oversight group in Washington on June 26.

[size=13pt]Vikings: Boyd will speak before Congress on concussions[/size]

The former Vikings guard will discuss how the NFL handles disability claims.

By Mark Craig, Star Tribune

Last update: June 19, 2007 – 10:41 PM