Dr. Myron Rolle, Neurosurgeon and Former NFL Safety on Saving Lives at Home and in the Caribbean
Our guest this week is Dr. Myron Rolle. Myron is a former NFL Safety, a Rhodes Scholar, and now a neurosurgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital. Born in the Bahamas, he lost his aunt to a traumatic brain injury there which was exacerbated by her inability to receive fast, affordable neurosurgical care. He’s fighting to make sure that people in the Caribbean Community have access to neurologists and neurosurgery.
He also weighs in on what the pro-football should be doing during the COVID pandemic, traumatic brain injuries in football, and more.
You can support Dr. Rolle’s CARICOM Neurosurgical Initiative by clicking here.
Listen:
Sources for audio clips
| Intro | |
| NFL safety Myron Rolle went from the football field to the front lines of the pandemic - ABC News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSFxKAL5eK4 |
| Former NFL player Myron Rolle is on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 | ESPN | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ4k76E3Ht0 |
| Former FSU standout Myron Rolle talking concussions - ESPN News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuRrCUBBhrg |
| Ex-Titan Rolle lends skillful hand in fight against COVID-19 - News Channel 5 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxiiskOMvLg |
| TBI | |
| The NFL's concussion crisis, explained - VOX | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnAmddi52Y8 |
| Kids and football | |
| Should Kids Be Allowed To Play Tackle Football? | Outsides The Lines | ESPN | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDomszP7M1Q |
| NFL Unvaccinated Player Policy | |
| NFL LIVE | Mina: NFL announces that unvaccinated players could lead to disqualification games | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KszNliDJe74 |
| CARICOM Health Access | |
| Transforming Public Healthcare in the Caribbean - CaribNation TV | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkmrcpjgzFg |
| Caribbean Systemic Problems | |
| A New Journey // One Man's Mission To Tackle Neurosurgical Disease in The Caribbean - CARICOM Neurosurgical Initiative | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvFwJIXVros |
| Outro | |
| Myron Rolle: "Football gave me a platform." - Nova's Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZHhgYfuJ5E |
| JJ Watt says former FSU safety Myron Rolle inspired him - NBC | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DejnFak3LNE |
Show Credits
Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle
