Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive head trauma. Here's how it ...

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

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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 ...

They also both expressed hope that his struggles with CTE would shine a light on the disease, which has been diagnosed in 345 of the 376 NFL players studied by Boston University's CTE center as of ...

Lee / The Tennessean Researchers at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center confirmed ... of repetitive brain trauma in athletes and to carefully think about their careers ...

His family confirmed at the time that they intended to work with CTE researchers in the wake ... consequences of repetitive brain trauma in athletes and to carefully think about their careers ...

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.