Almost a year after the son of former NFL star Ray Lewis died of an accidental overdose, Lewis says “We are proud to honor Ray Ray’s legacy by teaching our youth about football safety while sharing and supporting research on CTE. ”
“Little did I know when I put my son in tackle football at age 5, I ran the risk of having to bury him 22 years later,” Tatyana McCall, Lewis’ mother, said, per the release. “I would have done something different now knowing the risks. We need to wait until our babies are at least 14 to allow them to play tackle football. It also breaks my heart that you have to die to get a diagnosis for this disease.”
