,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ai1 #bjai,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,markey1 and ,mr4 ,scott 
of ,florida7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring the  
life of ,nicholas ,anthony ,buoniconti4 
,whereas ,nicholas ,anthony ,buoniconti 
7referred to in this preamble as ,nick  
,buoniconti7 passed away at his home in 
,bridgehampton1 ,new ,york1 on ,july    
#cj1 #bjai2 ,whereas ,nick ,buoniconti  
was born on ,december #ae1 #aidj1 in    
,springfield1 ,massachusetts2 ,whereas  
the parents of ,nick ,buoniconti1       
,nicholas ,buoniconti ,sr4 and          
,pasqualina 7,mercolino7 ,buoniconti1   
contributed greatly to the ,springfield 
community and ran an ,italian bakery    
named ,mercolino's in the ,south ,end   
neighborhood of the city2 ,whereas the  
brother of ,nick ,buoniconti1 ,peter    
,buoniconti1 remembers him as the best  

athlete and the smartest and toughest   
kid in the ,south ,end2 ,whereas ,nick  
,buoniconti played guard on offense and 
linebacker on defense for the football  
team of the ,university of ,notre ,dame 
and graduated from the university in    
#aifb2 ,whereas ,nick ,buoniconti was   
chosen in the #acth round of the #aifb  
,american ,football ,league 7referred to
 in this preamble as the ,,afl7 draft by
 the ,boston ,patriots2 ,whereas ,nick  
,buoniconti played for the ,patriots    
from #aifb until #aifh2 ,whereas ,nick  
,buoniconti appeared in #e ,,afl        
,all-,star games and made #bd           
interceptions during his time with the  
,patriots2 ,whereas1 in #aifh1 ,nick    
,buoniconti earned his juris doctor from
 ,suffolk ,university ,law ,school in   
,boston and was a member of both the    
,florida ,bar and the ,massachusetts    
,bar2 ,whereas1 in #aifi1 ,nick         
,buoniconti was traded to the ,miami    
,dolphins1 for whom he played until     
#aigf2 ,whereas ,nick ,buoniconti was   

the captain of the back-to-back ,super  
,bowl ,championship teams of the        
,dolphins1 including the undefeated     
#aigb team2 ,whereas ,nick ,buoniconti  
earned the ,most ,valuable ,player title
 of the ,dolphins #c times during his   
career with the team2 ,whereas1 in #g   
seasons with the ,dolphins1 ,nick       
,buoniconti earned #c ,pro ,bowl berths 
and advanced to #c straight ,super ,bowl
 appearances1 winning #b of them2       
,whereas ,nick ,buoniconti was inducted 
into the ,national ,football ,league    
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,,nfl7 ,pro ,football ,hall of ,fame in 
#bjja for his years as a middle         
linebacker with the ,patriots and the   
,dolphins2 ,whereas ,nick ,buoniconti   
served as an agent to professional      
athletes and1 for #bc seasons1 co-hosted
 the weekly sports show 8,inside the    
,,nfl02 ,whereas1 on ,september #h1     
#bjai1 the ,dolphins honored the passing
 of ,nick ,buoniconti by wearing a      
helmet sticker with his initials1       

8,,nab01 during the regular season      
opener of the team2 ,whereas current    
,,nfl commissioner ,roger ,goodell      
praised ,nick ,buoniconti for his grit1 
fearlessness1 and skill while playing   
with the ,patriots and the ,dolphins2   
,whereas ,nick ,buoniconti consistently 
advocated and fought for the health and 
safety of other ,,nfl players2 ,whereas1
 in #aihe1 the beloved son of ,nick     
,buoniconti1 ,marc ,buoniconti1 became a
 quadriplegic after suffering a spinal  
cord injury while playing college       
football2 ,whereas ,nick and ,marc      
,buoniconti were among the co-founders  
of the ,miami ,project to ,cure         
,paralysis at the ,university of ,miami 
,miller ,school of ,medicine1 a leading 
research center for spinal cord and     
brain injuries2 ,whereas ,nick          
,buoniconti founded ,the ,buoniconti    
,fund1 which has raised more than       
#ejj1jjj1jjj to fund the mission of the 
,miami ,project to find a cure for      
paralysis resulting from spinal cord    

injury2 ,whereas ,nick ,buoniconti      
donated his brain to the ,chronic       
,traumatic ,encephalopathy 7referred to 
in this preamble as ,,cte7 ,center of   
,boston ,university and the ,concussion 
,legacy ,foundation2 ,whereas1 upon     
making the decision to donate his brain1
 ,nick ,buoniconti expressed his hope   
for a better understanding of the       
long-term effects of ,,cte and other    
brain injuries that impact thousands of 
individuals each year2 and ,whereas     
,nick ,buoniconti served on the ,board  
of ,trustees of the ,university of      
,miami for #bg years and received the   
,man of the ,year 8,helping ,hands      
,award0 from the ,miller ,school of     
,medicine3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,senate-- 7#a7 extends its         
heartfelt sympathies to the family1     
friends1 and teammates of ,nicholas     
,anthony ,buoniconti 7referred to in    
this resolving clause as ,nicholas      
,buoniconti72  7#b7 honors the life and 
legacy of ,nicholas ,buoniconti2 and    

7#c7 expresses appreciation for the     
fight of ,nicholas ,buoniconti both on  
and off the field4