The father of a former Arizona State University linebacker has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university and NCAA, alleging his son’s suicide came during a mental breakdown caused by four concussions he suffered a few years earlier while playing college football. Jason Franklin’s father, Gregg Franklin, alleged flawed concussion management protocols contributed to his son developing the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which was discovered after his 2018 death, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in federal court. ASU and the NCAA didn’t immediately respond to a request Wednesday afternoon to comment on the lawsuit. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWhile playing at ASU, Franklin suffered one concussion in 2012 and three in the summer of 2014, according to the lawsuit. Franklin, a native of Simi Valley, California, joined ASU’s team as a walk-on and played in a small number of games.

Source: Fox News July 15, 2020 23:26 UTC