we'll also hear on this panel from briana scurry, an olympic and world cup soccer champion, a goalie, forced from the field after a career-ending traumatic brain injury almost four years ago. her struggle to over come the cognitive, physical and psychological injuries follow illustrate even our sports heroes are vulnerable to the worst sports injuries. both ian and briana should be commended for their courage. i thank you, briana in their recoveries. and for their willingness to testify on this critical issue. dave during son -- duer son, pro bowl safety, former member of my hometown chicago bears, tragically committed suicide three years ago. doing so he shot himself in the chest avoiding any impact on his brain he wanted donated to medical research to allow scientists to study impact of brain trauma he suffered over his 11-year professional career. it was later disclosed that duerson suffered from moderately, advanced, unquote, traumatic encephalopathy. repeated blows to the head which can result in memory loss, depression and dimentia. heaton and scurry stories that career ending s

now, briana scurry, a appreciate you being here. you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you very much. yes my name is briana scurry and i'm 42 years old. i served as a starting goal keep forethe united states women's national soccer team from the years 1994 to 2008. during that time, i helped lead the team in winning two olympic gold medals in 1996 atlanta games and 2004 athens and played 173 international games over 15 years for the united states. which is a record among female goalkeepers. in the summer of 1999 my 20 amazing teammates and i captured the hearts of america by beating china a penalty kick shootout live in front of 90,000 screaming fans at the rose bowl in pasadena, california. i was the one that made the single save during the penalty kicks before brandi chastain took off her shirt. yes, now, i bet many of you recall exactly where you were at that moment. it was the kind of event that transformed lives forever. for the better. my passion and my mission was soccer. my ultimate reward was living my dreams and in