The 49ers drafted me assuming I wanted to play more than one year. At the time, I did, too. Things changed. They didn't deserve to be undercut. And I didn't want that to happen. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
During the course of a 16-game season, everybody, in the end, is injured. It's almost as if pieces just get broken off, and you give up pieces or an appendage every year. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I think, in the eyes of a lot of circles, especially within football, I'm the soft guy. But I'm fine with being the soft,… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
A generation of men really built the NFL and gave guys like me a shot, and a lot of these guys are left out… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I was a history undergrad, and there's some things I could do in academics or business. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
The 49ers drafted me assuming I wanted to play more than one year. At the time, I did, too. Things changed. They didn't deserve… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
One healthy thing I'd like for players to know, whether they're active or former, is you likely can't replicate the thrill of playing before… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
Sports are my passion. They have been since I was a kid. So I think I'll be involved in sports in some capacity no… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
Obviously, not the biggest guy in stature. Straight-line speed wasn't my forte either. But I play very fast because I know the game. I… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I think I'm connected to this issue in some capacity, football and brain damage. So carving out a way to address it tactfully is… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
One thing that's important to understand is that it's believed that the pathology of CTE doesn't have to do with concussion so much as… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
