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.......so he used the Concussion Defense. With all the criminal and civil problems that NFL players get into both during and after their careers are over, expect their call for leniency to become commonplace.
David Boston gets six months in jail, concussions cited at sentencing
Posted by Michael David Smith on December 7, 2012, 10:48 PM EST
Former NFL wide receiver David Boston was sentenced to six months in prison today for punching a woman last year, but the sentence could have been much more severe, as prosecutors were seeking to put Boston behind bars for four years.
So why did the judge give Boston a more lenient sentence? In part, because Boston blamed concussions suffered in football for his actions off the field, and the judge found Bostons claims convincing.