Markiest Waller sat inside the J.H. Rose High School auditorium Wednesday night and watched his little brother Jaquan play football for the first time.

Markiest and other members of the Waller family were invited to watch a preview of CNN’s “Big Hits, Broken Dreams” special report on concussions and football, and Markiest knew which scene was going to be the most difficult to watch.

Jaquan Waller died in 2008 from second-impact syndrome and the documentary begins with the events that led to his death. Waller, 16, suffered a concussion during a Wednesday practice and suffered another one two days later during a game while he was not fully recovered.

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