Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a type of brain damage that has been found in 345 of 376 deceased former National Football League (NFL) players, according to a 2023 report by the Boston University CTE Center, which has led the effort to diagnose CTE cases.

Feb 6, 2023 · The Boston University CTE Center announced today that they have now diagnosed 345 former NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) out of 376 former players studied (91.7 percent).

Sep 5, 2023 · One study found signs of CTE in 110 out of 111 deceased former NFL players’ brains. To compile a list of 35 professional football players whose deaths are at least partially attributable to...

Sep 24, 2024 · A new study of nearly 2,000 former NFL players shows that about one-third believe they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neuropathological condition linked to repeated head trauma that can only be diagnosed through a postmortem exam of the brain.

Jan 28, 2024 · What famous NFL players have suffered from C.T.E? To date, researchers have diagnosed CTE in 110 out of the 111 former NFL players who have donated their brains for study.

Nov 14, 2019 · The 52 NFL players on this list were all confirmed to have been suffering from CTE. Some of them died of natural causes but debilitated by disease, while others like Junior Seau and Adrian Robinson have been added to the growing list of NFL players with CTE who killed themselves.

A large number of former American football (NFL) players have been diagnosed with or have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. A definitive diagnosis so far can be made only post-mortem. However, an increasing number of former players are reporting symptoms of CTE.

The odds of an NFL player getting CTE appear extraordinarily higher than people who haven’t played contact sports. For comparison, a 2018 Boston University study of 164 brains of men and women donated to the Framingham Heart Study found that only 1 of 164 (0.6 percent) had CTE.

Sep 23, 2024 · One-third of former professional football players reported in a new survey that they believe they have the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

Dec 22, 2023 · CTE was found in the brains of over 320 former NFL players, and undetected cases likely exist in live players and players who were buried without an analysis. Autopsies have found CTE in the brains of former professional players such as Junior Seau (Chargers), Aaron Hernandez (Patriots), and Jovan Belcher (Chiefs), who were all found dead by ...