CTE and the NFL: Players whose deaths have been linked to the disease

Marshawn Kneeland's family chose to reveal he had CTE to help raise awareness of the issues athletes in contact sports may ...

Study: NFL players are 4 times more likely to die from neurodegenerative disease

NFL players are four times more likely than the general population to die of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and Parkinson's disease, according to a study released Wednesday.

Study: NFL players more likely to die from brain diseases like dementia

Studies show people who repeatedly suffer brain impacts are more likely to experience degenerative brain diseases like CTE, ...

Marshawn Kneeland, former Cowboys player, diagnosed with CTE after death

Former Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland died in November. Boston University's CTE Center confirmed he had CTE. But ...

New study finds NFL players nearly four times more likely to die of neurodegenerative disease

"A fourfold increase in dementia rates from a presumed environmental cause is immense." ...

Dallas Cowboys player who died by suicide diagnosed with brain disease

Marshawn Kneeland had early chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is caused by head impacts and has been found in hundreds ...
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NFL players have higher rates of neurodegenerative disease-caused mortality

Mass General Brigham, Boston University, and the Concussion & CTE Foundation cohort study of nearly 20,000 NFL players ...
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NFL Player Marshawn Kneeland Cause of Death, CTE Diagnosis Confirmed

Months after Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland died by suicide, researchers conducting the post-mortem analysis ...
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New study outlines terrifying health risks NFL players are facing in grim reality check for football

New research sheds further light on the dangers and risks of playing full-contact American football professionally.
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"Same networks we've seen hide other scandals": 49ers podcaster accuses NFL Network, ESPN of ignoring study linking players to dementia deaths

An NFL study linking playing in the league to an alarming spike in dementia deaths has the likes of NFL Network and ESPN ...

Family of former NFL player Doug Martin files lawsuit against Oakland after police custody death

The family of former NFL player Doug Martin filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Oakland, several Oakland ...

NFL players 4 times more likely to die of neurodegenerative disease, new study finds

A new study reviewed health data from 19,824 football players who participated in at least one game between 1960 and 2019.