Brent Boyd

Brent Boyd is a former American football offensive guard and an advocate for retired football players.

Biography
Boyd played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles. The Minnesota Vikings selected him in the third round of the 1980 NFL Draft. He played for the Vikings through the 1986 season.

He is the founder of the NFL retired players advocacy group, Dignity After Football. He has testified before Congress about the NFL's player-disability plan and about the health issues that he faces as a result of concussions suffered during his playing days. Brent Boyd married his wife Gina Boyd in 2004.