Ex-Bill Thomas struggling with concussion effects

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Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas opened up for the first time Friday about the effects of concussions he suffered during his 13-year NFL career.

The former Buffalo Bills star, who turns 50 next month, said at a concussion summit in Canada that he suffers from mood swings and that his condition has worsened.

An MRI shows that the frontal lobe of Thurman Thomas’ brain was “similar to someone who has fallen off the top of a house, on to the front of his head, or going through a windshield of a car several times.” RVR Photos/USA TODAY Sports

“Still to this day, I can’t control my mood swings,” he said at the District School Board of Niagara’s international summit on concussions, via the Niagara Falls (Canada) Review. “On so many days, I have to apologize to my family for them. I thank God that I have a family that understands the things that I’ve been through over my 13-year [professional] career, and even after my 14 or 15 years that I’ve been …

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