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Brett Johnson has powered back from two consecutive season-ending injuries, but that has not deterred him from wanting to play the game of football.

“He’s one of our best players, he’s team captain voted on by everybody — my heart breaks for him,” said Cal head coach Justin Wilcox. “It means a lot to him, and it’s unfortunate.”

The NFL’s history of violence, concussions and health complications, especially in light of recent events, begs the question: How does a mother let her child into that world?

In Garbers’ absence, the Bears will turn to redshirt junior Devon Modster, a UCLA transfer who replaced Garbers in the second quarter of Friday night’s loss.

A pedestrian crossing Martin Luther King Jr. Way was struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening, according to Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Officer Byron White.

On his first play on the field, Noa received a strike from quarterback Chase Garbers, converting a big first down on the Bears' opening drive. The Bears would ultimately punt after TCU deferred to the second half.

Goode began his season with an impressive interception for a 38-yard touchdown in Cal’s season-opener against North Carolina. He has not seen playing time in either of the Bears’ two games following the win over the Tar Heels.

A 26-year-old Berkeley man died of a severe head injury Saturday afternoon after walking into Alta Bates Summit Medical Center only hours earlier.