Stage IV is the most advanced form of the disease. As of early 2023, CTE has been diagnosed in 345 of the 376 NFL players studied by Boston University's CTE center. "For comparison, a 2018 Boston ...

Families of deceased NFL players pushed an appeals court to reverse a federal court's decision that they must dig up and ...

Former Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck died at 52 in December. His family revealed he suffered from CTE before his ...

The brain of former NFL star, Frank Wycheck, was found to have severe damage from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).

A 2017 study conducted by the Boston University CTE Center concluded that the brains of 99% of former NFL players had at least trace amounts of the neurodegenerative disease. Researchers studied ...

During his NFL career, Brett Favre was known for his fearless playing style, often holding onto the ball until the very last ...

The neurodegenerative disease, seen in many football players ... to his post-NFL journey and the fears he had around his struggles and symptoms that he knew whole-heartedly was CTE.” ...

Earlier this year, a survey of nearly 2,000 former NFL players, conducted by the Harvard University Football Players Health Study, found that 34% of the former athletes believed that they had CTE.

A previous version of this story included the incorrect year that Wycheck died. He died on Dec. 9, 2023. If you're a fan of the sport of football this is an amazing time. Five consecutive days of ...

which greatly impacted Wycheck's life and has been diagnosed in 345 of the 376 NFL players studied by Boston University's CTE center as of February 2023. "My father put his body on the line ...

Frank Wycheck was diagnosed with CTE just over a year after the former Titans star's death at the age of 52, his family revealed.