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RallyCross star Travis Pastrana knows about concussion risk, as he and his former NFL quarterback uncle have experienced the effects, but many action sports stars just consider it part of the game.

Action sports superstar Travis Pastrana tells a story about his uncle, Alan Pastrana, who suffered a major concussion near the end of his two-year tenure as a quarterback for the Denver Broncos in the late 1960s. He was 26 when his NFL career ended.

“He went from a very tough, tough guy to  …  More

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