Heart screenings highlight medical difficulties facing NFL players

AUSTIN (KXAN) — We’ve been hearing a lot about the health issues for former NFL athletes after their careers, but there’s more than just the effects of concussions to deal with.
Former football players deal with the beating their bodies took, the weight gain or loss, they may be predisposed to heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and much more.
On Saturday some 40 former players got free health screenings at the Seton Heart Institute thanks to Seton and the non-profit Living H