In recent years, the NFL has watched young players walk away from the sport due to health concerns. The movement began with and extended all the way to The group of early retirees also includes Patrick Willis, , , and -- to name just a few. Defensive tackle , 33, won't be joining those players by retiring this Chris Wormley Jersey offseason. He's returning to the for his 12th NFL season. With that being said, Ngata recently revealed he visited a neurologist before he committed himself to another year in the trenches. "I went and talked to a neurologist, wanted to make sure my head was good, all that," Ngata said. "He said everything was pretty good, really good actually. I was like, 'All right, I'm going to keep on playing.' My wife was like, 'I gue s James Washington Jersey so.'" Over the course of two weeks, Ngata underwent a battery of testing at the CORE Institute in Brighton. They performed scans, did psychological testing and examined his brain both while he was at rest and working out. The report was positive enough for Ngata to continue his career. "The brain Diontae Johnson Jersey is good," Ngata said. "That's what they said. The brain is good to go, keep on hitting." Ngata, a first-round pick of the in 2006, has played in 162 regular-season games and another 17 playoff contests. So, given his position involves banging heads pretty frequently, it definitely wasn't unreasonable for him to seek the opinion of a neurologist before committing himself to another NFL season. It also wouldn't have been unreasonable for him to NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey walk away from the game altogether.It's worth noting that . So, there's no way for Ngata (or any other player) to know right now if he'll suffer long-term consequences due to football. In 2015, "With all the things that going on with brain stuff throughout the league, you definitely keep an eye on it," Ngata said. "You hear that stuff and you don't want to have problems when you're older. I want to be able to raise my kids and be able to play with them when Markus Wheaton Jersey they're older and still be able to beat them in wrestling matches and stuff when they're teenagers."