49ers Legend Roger Craig
Reveals Dementia Prognosis at Corridor of Fame Induction
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August 8, 2026
1:29 PM PDT
NFL legend Roger Craig used the largest second of his soccer life to disclose a heartbreaking analysis … asserting throughout his Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame induction speech that he has vascular dementia.
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The 66-year-old San Francisco 49ers nice made the disclosure throughout his taped acceptance speech Saturday … saying medical doctors imagine his situation could also be associated — a minimum of partly — to concussions he suffered over his 11-year NFL profession.
Craig mentioned the adjustments got here on slowly and have been initially simple to brush off as regular ageing … however his household ultimately observed them too, prompting him to hunt solutions from a physician.
He acknowledged soccer gave him alternatives past something he may’ve imagined … whereas noting rather more is understood about mind well being at the moment than when he performed.
Craig mentioned he hopes sharing his story encourages others to hunt assist when one thing does not really feel proper.
His induction got here after a 28-year look forward to Canton. The three-time Tremendous Bowl champ turned the primary participant in NFL historical past to file 1,000 speeding and 1,000 receiving yards in the identical season, pulling off the feat in 1985.
And regardless of the analysis, Craig says it will not outline him … declaring, “I’m nonetheless Roger Craig. I’m nonetheless a father, a husband, a teammate, a buddy and somebody who loves this recreation.”
