Dementia hits a former footballer harder than any tackle he ever had in his NFL career. Ray Wright, age 68, is coping as best he can with a disease that is threatening his consciousness and rob him of all the glorious memories he’s had over his illustrious career and life.

As a player for the Dallas Cowboys, he was up against some strong and tough competition and he took it on with a vengeance. Hit after hit, knock after knock and tackle after tackle, Ray Wright sustained his fair share of bumps, bruises and concussions along the way. It was this rough and tough hitting that perhaps has led to his debilitating disease that he now suffers.

All of those hits have lead to a life where his memory fades slowly like a Polaroid picture fading into existence but only in reverse. Mr. Wright has to cope with this but he has realized he’s not fighting this fight solo. He’s got supporters, over 4,500 former players of the NFL who are suing the league due to their knowledge of the fact that they knew of the potential damage and dangers repeated head trauma could do to players. The league not only knew but they also concealed this information from players as well.

Now the players

are suing and recently a judge rejected a $765 million dollar settlement on the grounds that that was insufficient for the sheer numbers of players involved.

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