It starts with a hit. Maybe a tackle in a high school football game. Maybe a blast wave during military service. The damage ...

The Boston University CTE Center studied the brains of 376 deceased former NFL players and diagnosed 345 of them with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. This is 91.7 percent of those studied.

The Boston University CTE Center studied the brains of 376 deceased former NFL players and diagnosed 345 of them with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. This is 91.7 percent of those studied.

NFL News: A recent study suggesting media hype influences caregivers' beliefs about CTE in ex-NFL players has sparked outrage. Widows, including Dr. Eleanor Per ...

BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain ...

BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative ...

NFL widows struggled to care for former players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain Updated Jun. 20, 2025 12:49 a.m. ET Associated Press ...

Health NFL widows struggled to care for former players with CTE. They say a new study minimizes their pain By JIMMY GOLEN June 20, 2025 at 12:49 am EDT + Caption ...

Former Auburn and San Diego Chargers running back Lionel “Little Train” James, who set the NFL record for all-purpose yards in 1985, was diagnosed with dementia at 55 and CTE after he died at 59.