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

Former Tennessee Titans star tight end Frank Wycheck suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the degenerative ... as one of the most famous moments in NFL history.

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 ...

Despite the settled lawsuit, Lothamer-Welch feels that the NFL is doing little for players diagnosed with CTE. "I felt like they treated a lot of the guys that built that league on their backs ...

which they believe further highlights the concerns around CTE in contact sports like football. They want to honor his legacy with a stronger commitment to player safety and support for those ...

"Our family is grateful to learn of his confirmed CTE diagnosis in ... He played a part in the most famous play in Titans franchise history, and one of the greatest plays in NFL history: The ...

Stage IV is the most advanced form of the disease. As of early 2023, CTE has been diagnosed in 345 of the 376 NFL players studied by Boston University's CTE center.