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.

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 ...

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 ...

The family of late NFL tight end Frank Wycheck confirmed he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death 13 months ago, per ESPN. CTE is a degenerative brain ...

“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 ...

A 2017 study by Boston University studied the brains of 202 deceased football players; nearly all showed signs of CTE. Wycheck played 11 NFL seasons for Washington and the Houston/Tennessee ...

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 ...

NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre feared 'the world ... including whether he has CTE. The 55-year-old revealed the devastating news back in September 2024. Parkinson's is a 'degenerative brain ...

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 ...