ALS Can't Keep Ex-NFL Player Down

This ex-NFL player isn't letting ALS break his spirit. That's why he created a foundation to help others fighting the crippling disease.

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00:00I didn't drink, smoke and worked out excessively.

00:04I was 37 at the time and couldn't believe I could be dead by the age of 40.

00:31I'm looking for people to join my Bougainville Brigade and help us fight this devastating disease.

00:36Music

00:57So we want to be there for others. We want to help them.

00:59We want them to know that we're walking the same exact walk with them.

01:03We're experiencing those same exact challenges.

01:06Music

01:14I didn't have any family history of ALS.

01:17I am what they call a sporadic case, which makes up 95% of cases.

01:23It was something unexpected. It was something that we didn't know that we would be able to carry.

01:29Music

01:45We were seeing all of these medical bills roll in and wondered how do families pay for this.

01:51That was the impetus for us starting the Brig Gants Brigade.

01:55Music

02:04We are all going to be entrusted with an opportunity in our lives to be tested with adversity.

02:10How we respond to that test and how we assist others experiencing the same test will be the measuring stick of a life well lived.

02:19Music