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

It explores the rise and fall of NFL player Aaron Hernandez — the New England Patriots tight end who was convicted of murder in 2015 and died by suicide in his prison cell two years later.

Beyond CTE, repeated head trauma can also lead to Parkinson’s disease, as vividly illustrated in the sad case of former NFL quarterback Brett Favre who disclosed his condition this week.

According to NPR, Harvard University conducted a study of 1,980 former NFL players who played between 1960 and 2020, with 681 indicating they believe they have developed the brain disease. Over ...

NFL retirees who believe they have CTE are twice as likely to report frequent thoughts of suicide, even after accounting for symptoms of depression, researchers said.

More than 300 former NFL players have been posthumously diagnosed with CTE. Before their deaths, many had reportedly developed symptoms of cognitive decline, such as memory loss and mood swings.

Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, who died by suicide in a Massachusetts prison in 2017, was diagnosed with CTE after his death. Brett Favre, of the Green Bay Packers, has said he ...

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact theNational Suicide Prevention Lifelineat 988 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889) or by texting 988.

The NFL logo is surrounded by helmets of the 32 teams in the league. A new survey released Monday found that a third of former NFL players believe they have CTE, a degenerative brain disease ...