Back on the field after brain surgerySourced
Headaches led to brain surgery. The next season he returned to play.
US college football player Chad Brinker developed severe headaches and blurred vision in 2001. Doctors found a cyst near his brain, and he had surgery. He resumed training three months later and, with medical clearance, returned for the 2002 season, rushing for 1,099 yards.
Recovery took him back onto the field.
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