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Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety, Dr. Myron Rolle, has joined the NFLPA as a strategic advisor for “player health, brain cognition, and preventative care for active players,” the union announced on Monday.
The NFLPA said Dr. Rolle will contribute his clinical expertise and research leadership to several key areas, including the Mackey-White Health and Safety Committee.
“As a former player who now treats complex neurological conditions, Dr. Rolle brings a rare combination of lived experience, medical authority, and a deep commitment to service,” NFLPA medical director Thom Mayer said. “He understands both the demands of the game and the science required to safeguard those who play it. His voice will strengthen our work and expand our capacity to advocate for players’ health and safety.”
Dr. Rolle described the opportunity as a full-circle moment, noting how football shaped his life and the lives of his older brothers. “This sport gave my family joy, discipline, and community,” he said. “To return now, as a physician, researcher and former player, and contribute to the wellbeing of the men who make this game what it is, feels deeply meaningful. I am honored to support the NFLPA’s mission and help advance a future where every player’s health is protected with the highest standard of care.”
Rolle’s entry to the NFL Draft was delayed as he attended Oxford University after finishing his football career at Florida State. As a Rhodes Scholar, he studied for a Master of Science in medical anthropology at St Edmund Hall.
Drafted in the sixth round out of Florida State back in 2010, Rolle spent time with the Tennessee Titans and Steelers before leaving the NFL to attend medical school in 2013. After graduating from Florida State University College of Medicine in May of 2017, Rolle matched to a neurosurgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Rolle is currently at pediatric Neurosurgeon at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando.
Garrett Webster, the son of Steelers Hall of Fame center Mike Webster, is thrilled to have Rolle join the NFLPA. Mike Webster was the was the first NFL player to be diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Webster’s brain was studied by neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu after his death in 2002.
“It’s great they are bringing people in with experience in what a player goes through but I hope he is supported by doctors who have 20+ years of experience in neuroscience. You need a mix of both and this young man is an extremely important part. Rooting for him,” Garrett Webster wrote on X.
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