Nine NFL players discuss the Chris Borland decision, their thoughts of football’s long-term effects and where the game is headed ...

Chris Borland, speaking on a panel at The Aspen Institute, doesn't believe tackle football is safe for the very young and says research proves it.

Chris Borland knows firsthand about the challenges of early retirement, having stepped away from a promising football career after one year because of concerns over head injuries.

Former NFL player Chris Borland grew up Catholic in Dayton. He talks with host Sacha Pfeiffer about his call for the church to take a stronger stand for gun control and against white supremacy.

49ers linebacker Chris Borland's surprise retirement at 24 shows the risk of NFL stardom should not be so great that the reward is meaningless.

Chris Borland takes courageous stand for all football players Deciding his long-term health was more important than playing football, Chris Borland shows he deserves a ton of respect.

That's been really touching." Borland, 24, is the fourth NFL player 30 or under to retire recently, but the only one to cite the potential dangers of head trauma as the reason.

Chris Borland is not the first NFL player to retire because of head injuries. Hall of Fame quarterbacks Roger Staubach stepped aside due to head injuries, and more recently quarterback Kevin Kolb ...

It was a ding, just a “minor concussion,” that got Chris Borland thinking that playing football might not be worth the millions that come with being an NFL player. Borland was a rookie ...

-- Chris Borland's decision to retire after one season in the NFL because of concerns about the long-term effects of repetitive head trauma unleashed a flood of reaction from fellow NFL players ...

We’re a few weeks from the NFL season and every young player is making his progress, and each team is coming together, and fans everywhere — or at least most of them — are trying … ...

After just one season in the NFL, 49ers linebacker Chris Borland walked away from the game citing concerns for his overall health, saying, "From what I've researched and what I've experienced, I ...