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Merril Hoge: Concussion Nearly Killed Me In Locker Room

Merril Hoge, now an ESPN analyst, retired from the NFL in 1994 after suffering two concussions in five weeks. During ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown this week, the analyst recalled the immediate effects of his concussion, and they are terrifying.Hoge essentially stated that he died -- literally -- in the Bears' locker room,...

Steelers Had Success Against Big-Play WRs, but There's Only One Fitzgerald

I feel confident in writing that if the Cardinals are going to win Super Bowl XLIII it'll be because of Larry Fitzgerald. Nobody is expecting much from Arizona's running game, including, I'd imagine, Edgerrin James. Arizona's best chance comes in the form of No. 11 who, in three postseason games, has racked up 23...

Inside NFL Matchup

TAMPA, Fla. -- The best Super Bowl pregame show on TV comes on at the ungodly hour of 6:30 AM ET on Super Bowl Sunday, but it's worth getting up early (or setting the DVR) to see ESPN's NFL Matchup, the show that goes beyond highlights and analyzes the game with the same tape that coaches use. Today I watched the taping of...

NFL Backs Walt Coleman, Agrees There Was 'Indisuptable Evidence' That Steelers Scored

Maybe this season is no different than the others, but it sure seems like NFL officials are in the middle of more controversial calls than I can remember. It all started in Week 2 with Ed Hochuli gifting the Broncos a win over the Chargers. In Week 11, Scott Green screwed degenerate gamblers out of millions. And...

Jags WR Matt Jones Is 'Acting Like He Cares'

Maybe Matt Jones should get arrested for cocaine possession more often. After cops found him in the back of a truck with the yeyo this summer, the Jaguars former first-round pick has suddenly become something more than an overrated wideout on a team once full of them. In fact, offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter seems...

Merril Hoge News From the Web

05/08/12 With football advocates like Merril Hoge, who needs... Source: The Post-Standard - Syracuse NY This column is by Sporting News writer David Whitley.
05/08/12 Lasting injuries need no debate Source: The Olympian - Olympia WA The response is premature, but not illogical given the growing awareness of the neuro-degenerative effects of repeated concussions.
05/07/12 PFT: Warner fires back at Hoge and Toomer Source: MSNBC Two-time NFL MVP Kurt Warner said last week that he would prefer for his sons not to play football , and although he later backed off those comments , he was hammered by former players Amani Toomer and Merril Hoge for giving a bad impression of a great game.
05/05/12 Merril Hoge rips Kurt Warner for being... Source: Larry Brown Sports Earlier this week, Kurt Warner turned a number of heads with his comments about not wanting his children to play football.

Background on Merril Hoge

Merril DuAine Hoge (; born January 26, 1965) is a former professional American football player. He played seven seasons at running back for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears, retiring after the 1994 season.

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