Study: One in Four Former NFL Players Showed Signs of CTE
A study published in the British Medical Journal examined 878 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021, finding that at least 215 of them had chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Among 338 players who donated their brains for examination, 93.2% were diagnosed with CTE. Researchers caution the true rate may be higher because many brains were not analyzed.
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