Because it can only be diagnosed with an autopsy, the neurodegenerative disease is difficult to pin in cases of professional ...

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

Families of deceased NFL players pushed an appeals court to reverse a federal court's decision that they must dig up and diagnose the players with CTE to qualify for the NFL's concussion settlement.

Wycheck died on Dec. 9, 2024 at age 52 ... studied the brains of 202 deceased football players; nearly all showed signs of CTE. Wycheck played 11 NFL seasons for Washington and the Houston ...

He died on Dec. 9, 2023 ... be interpreted to suggest that 91.7 percent of all current and former NFL players have CTE, as brain bank samples are subject to selection biases.

A scientific study of former Titans tight end Frank Wycheck's brain confirmed the late NFL star suffered from the degenerative brain disease in the last years of his life.

Wycheck died Dec. 9, 2023, after an apparent fall at his house. He was 52. The family said Wycheck was positive for CTE Stage III ... an improved commitment to player safety and enhancing support ...

The neurodegenerative disease, seen in many football players, can cause symptoms such as memory loss, depression, aggression and motor neuron disease, according to the Mayo Clinic. CTE can only be ...

The family of the late Tennessee Titans player Frank Wycheck have announced he had CTE after his death in 2023 at age 52. Wychceck died from hitting his head after a fall at his home in ...

Wycheck died on Dec. 9, 2023 after an apparent ... 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 ...

Wycheck, an 11-year NFL veteran tight end, died after an apparent fall at ... for continued research and education around CTE for NFL players and their families. “Our family is grateful to ...