NFL star suspects 20-30 concussions during career

Former NFL running back LenDale White. Photo / Getty

An American football star estimated he sustained up t0 30 concussions during his career.

LenDale White was a high profile running back in college football for University of Southern California before being drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2006.

White played in 58 NFL games for the Titans before retiring from the league in 2011 after being released by the Denver Broncos without playing a game.

The 32-year-old has said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that he suffered 20-30 concussions during his career with only one being diagnosed.

"You lose consciousness and then all of a sudden it's like shoooo-ooooof," White said.

"Like, that's how it sounds, like shhhhhhloooof, and then all of a sudden you hear the play again."

White also said he relied heavily on pain medication during his career.

"And I don't mean like popping a pain pill because I'm hurt," White says. "I mean popping scripts. Like 10 Vicodins at a time type [stuff]. You know what I mean? To feel it, like I'm high. To feel the numbness."