Families of deceased NFL players pushed an appeals court to reverse a federal court's decision that they must dig up and diagnose the players with CTE to qualify for the NFL's concussion settlement.

It was before the discovery of CTE. Before a class-action lawsuit was filed by former players against the NFL in 2012, which led to a $1 billion settlement in 2015. Before the NFL Players ...

With on-going CTE research and diagnosis’, we hope ... Back in 2013, the NFL reached a settlement with former players to provide medical care and financial support to those impacted.

That’s likely what happened with the most recent lawsuit filed against Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, in September 2024.

After retirement, he fought for years to bring light to his post-NFL journey and the fears he had around his struggles and symptoms that he knew whole-heartedly was CTE. He often felt forgotten ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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.” 25 years ago today, 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 ...