After the Cheering Stops: An NFL Wife's Story of Concussions, Loss, and the Faith That Saw Her Through

In the heartbreaking story of the late Grant Feasel and the devastating role that 117 NFL games and multiple concussions played in his life and of those who loved him, his wife, Cyndy, shares, in intimate and personal detail, her husband's transformation from a great father and compassionate man to a person hardly recognizable as the man with whom she fell in love. Grant never expected that the game he loved would destroy his marriage, rational thinking, and ultimately his life. The former NFL lineman was posthumously diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease caused by head trauma known as CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). In order to cope with the aches and pains plaguing him in retirement, Feasel turned to alcohol, exacerbating the damaged brain that was already working against him. Stories of uncharacteristic fights, arguments, irrational blowups, and other awful moments leading to Grant's death illustrate the incredible sacrifices that players and their families still make. Narration by Michelle Lasley is clear and easy to listen to but at times is unconvincing, owing to the very personal nature of this audiobook.