Families of deceased NFL players pushed an appeals court to reverse a federal court's decision that they must dig up and ...

"The lone CTE case was a former college football player. The extremely low population rate of CTE is in line with similar studies from brain banks in Austria, Australia and Brazil. "The NFL player ...

The brain of former NFL star, Frank Wycheck, was found to have severe damage from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Wycheck passed away in December 2023 at the age of 52. His family ...

Formr Tennessee Titans star and three-time Pro Bowler Frank Wycheck has been diagnosed with CTE following his death..

His daughters said they had challenges understanding both the physical and mental changes from their father, who died at 52 in 2023, thinking he was just missing the spotlight of his career.

A 2017 study conducted by the Boston University CTE Center concluded that the brains of 99% of former NFL players had at least trace amounts of the neurodegenerative disease. Researchers studied ...

expressing her wish that other NFL alumni and their families will be more educated on CTE in the future. "If one thing could come of this diagnosis, I pray that families all over the world would ...

But now in hindsight, I understand that he was suffering from the symptoms of CTE due to the repeated trauma his brain and body endured over 11 seasons in the NFL. My father put his body on the ...

"Our family is grateful to learn of his confirmed CTE diagnosis in hopes to continue our father's desire to bring awareness, increased intervention, education, and support for NFL alumni and their ...

If you're a fan of the sport of football this is an amazing time. Five consecutive days of college and NFL playoffs started on Thursday and go through Monday night. There's probably never been a ...

A previous version of this story included the incorrect year that Wycheck died. He died on Dec. 9, 2023. If you're a fan of the sport of football this is an amazing time. Five consecutive days of ...