… New England Patriots linebacker and his wife Heidi, received honorary doctorates from the MGH Institute for their role in inspiring stroke survivors to make their own … in my NFL career, I had to have good coaching, and I had to have a lot of help from my comeback after a stroke. The more and more patients we can help you know, … track of how many tackles or sacks he had as a linebacker, but after coming back from his stroke, he counted everything, and that included the 366 tackles he had in …