The study is the largest of ice hockey players and CTE, but the sample size was too ... (WWE), and the National Football League (NFL). Mez reported receiving grants from the NIH.

But athletes such as boxers and football, hockey ... An autopsy of NFL center Mike Webster, who died in 2002, was instrumental in establishing CTE as a distinct disease. The 2015 film "Concussion ...

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.

Former Tennessee Titans star Frank Wycheck was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death. Wycheck, a three-time Pro Bowler, died 13 months ago after falling ...

The family announced shortly after his death that it would work with experts for brain injury and CTE research. Wycheck retired from the NFL at age 32 after suffering several concussions in his ...

Many former athletes who have CTE are plagued by memory loss, depression, and mood swings. Wycheck died after falling at his home in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was 20 years removed from his final NFL game.