​This is scary no matter how you slice it.





Playing tackle football consistently obviously has a negative affect on the brain. This is something we're tragically reminded of every time a legend of the game speaks to the media years later.



​Some of those legends have managed to ​avoid brain damage, but it sounds like Warren Sapp isn't one of them.

Hall of Famer Warren Sapp says football has affected his memory. https://t.co/UmRYRTe0Bh — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 20, 2017

​​Sapp announced today that he'll be donating his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation in order for research to be done on it once he's passed away. The former defensive tackle said that a conversation with Fred Willis convinced him to make the decision.





The ​issues facing retired players are numerous, but memory loss seems to be the biggest issue for a lot of them. Sapp said today that he's already begun to suffer serious memory loss, and also claimed that he once prided himself on how good his memory was.

Just read a story about Warren Sapp planning to donate his brain. Basically he's losing his memory and can see thwriting on the wall  — Run the Fools 盧 (@Natural_OneDurr) June 20, 2017

Arguably the scariest thing about Sapp's experience is that he talks about the denial surrounding everything. Sapp talked about making any excuse for have forgotten something other than his brain, which sounds like a scary way to run from a serious issue.





Hopefully they find a way to make the game safer as soon as possible and also how to help the players who have already put themselves through the ringer.