Hartford — Former New London High School and UConn quarterback Casey Cochran is lobbying in support of legislation intended to better educate athletes about the dangers of concussions.

He told lawmakers at the Capitol on Wednesday that he had suffered 12 concussions dating back to middle school. Cochran decided to end his playing career after he suffered his third concussion at UConn during a season-opening loss to BYU last August.

Cochran is supporting a bill before the legislature's Appropriations Committee that would require coaches of recreation teams, T-ball teams and teams not associated with schools to disseminate information on concussions to parents and athletes.