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New head of NFL safety committee questioned CTE in 2016 paper

The NFL named a new chair to its head, neck and spine committee on Thursday, a Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon who co-authored a paper two years ago titled, “Football and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: How Much Evidence Actually Exists?” Nicholas Theodore, the director of the Johns Hopkins Neurosurgical

The Battle Over Aaron Hernandez's Brain Has Begun

The family of Aaron Hernandez wants to donate his brain to Boston University for CTE research, but the Boston Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is electing to keep possession of it and prepare the brain specimen itself, according to his attorney.

Former NFL Lineman Ryan Miller Details The Effects Of His Concussions: "All I Wanted To Do Was Die"

For years, former NFL lineman Ryan Miller didn’t talk about his concussions. He didn’t talk about the memory loss and seizures and migraines. He was quiet about his depression and despair. But recently, wanting to share his story in hopes of saving other players from suffering the same trauma, he spoke about his…

Former Titans Tight End Frank Wycheck Is Concerned He Might Have CTE

Former Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck believes he has CTE, according to ESPN.

Can Grieving Mothers Stop The Public From Forgetting The NFL's Brain-Trauma Crisis?

On Monday afternoon, a group of mothers and other family members of men who have died with chronic traumatic encephalopathy gathered in a room at a hotel in Houston to hold a press conference announcing CTE Awareness Day and promoting their group’s eponymous website, Faces of CTE.

Bo Jackson Says He Wouldn't Play Football Again

Bo Jackson, one of the most talented athletes to ever walk the earth and one of the most fun players to watch in two different sports, says the only reason he played football was a general ignorance of what it does to people.