Chris Borland, who sent shockwaves through the NFL with his retirement last week after one season with the San Francisco 49ers due to fears of future brain injuries, told CBS News' "Face the Nation" ...

SANTA CLARA, CA - NOVEMBER 27: Wide receiver Doug Baldwin #89 of the Seattle Seahawks takes a pass for a 24-yard gain against linebacker Chris Borland #50 of the San Francisco 49ers in the first ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Another star member of San Francisco's vaunted defense is calling it a career. The 49ers announced late Monday that linebacker Chris Borland is retiring after one season, without ...

Francisco 49ers inside linebacker Chris Borland (50) announced March 16 that he is retiring after one season. He’s not willing to deal with the head trauma the NFL delivers to players. Tony Avelar AP ...

Despite purported questions about Chris Borland's surgically repaired shoulder, all the former Wisconsin linebacker needed was one NFL team to take a chance on him. That team came Friday night, when ...

Jeff Borland didn’t let his son, Chris, play football until high school growing up in Ohio. He thought youth coaches didn’t know how to teach little boys how to be safe tackling. So it was with great ...

Latavius Murray of the Oakland Raiders is tackled by Chris Borland of the San Francisco 49ers O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2014 San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland told ...

Wary of head trauma, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland is leaving football. And not even the promise of NFL stardom and piles of money could change his mind. So now, after one stellar ...