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“It’s very cool to be able to come home and give back to the community where I grew up in and take what I’ve learned on the East Coast and bring it to these West Coast guys and hopefully elevate the level of play.”
for those that knew jon ryan- or even those that didnt- incredible story, his daughter is the florida player of the year and committed to lehigh. http://www.pbgametime.com/news/sports/high-school/post-girls-lacrosse-player-of-year-autumn-ryan/nmS6S/
Former MVP Kevin Crowley, All-Star Tyler Fiorito and 11 other Major League Lacrosse players pledge to donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation“I’m proud to participate in Concussion Awareness Week and make the pledge to donate my brain, and I encourage others to do the same so together we can accelerate research on sports concussions,” said Crowley, who was both the MLL MVP and All-Star Game MVP in 2013. “In addition, as a youth coach, I am excited to help spread positive educational messaging around concussion to ensure a better, safer experience for the next generation of lacrosse players.”
"I want people to recognize it is a major issue going on," he said. "When you think about it long term, you don't really know the impact, but my buddies, people close to them, someone committed suicide. If I can help this from happening, I'm more than happy to do that.""It's something I had to think about, but you never really think about it at 27 years old. It seemed so out there. It's just one of those funny things, I was like, 'I guess I won't need it when I'm gone,'" Crowley said. "It's a serious issue, and I wanted to help anyway I could. Pledging my brain was a way I could do that. Hopefully the long-term impact can save lives down the road."