 I said that was nuts—this was clearly in important matter that should be put in print if only as a public service.But no one gave it the time of day ... Then, over a year later, in December 2006, Chris called me out of the blue.He said, “Alan, I might have some big news on my hands, and you’re the only one who ever took me seriously.” Andre Waters, the former Philadelphia Eagles safety, had killed himself a few weeks before and Chris was having the brain tissue examined for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the disease to that point seen almost exclusively in boxers.