Tony Dorsett, a Hall of Fame running back, is reportedly one of three former living NFL players to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). ESPN "Outside The Lines"reported Tuesday that Dorsett, 59, former offensive lineman Joe DeLamielleure, 62, and defensive end Leo...
Irv Cross, of course, was not alone in misery among his former NFL brethren.According to its latest report, the BU CTE Center said it has diagnosed 345 former NFL players with CTE out of 376 former players who were studied, a rate of 91.7%. The disease can be diagnosedonly after death...
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have confirmed the discovery of signs consistent with CTE in the brain of Junior Seau, the star NFL linebacker who committed suicide in May. Seau is one of four NFL players who were diagnosed with CTE after taking their own life. ...
Critics also lament that the settlement plan offers no awards to anyone diagnosed with CTE in the future, and that the Alzheimer's and dementia awards are cut by 75 percent for players who also suffered strokes. The plan would pay up to $5 million for players with amyotrophic lateral ...
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Madden Rule: If there is suspicion of a concussion the player will be removed form the field and escorted to the locker room for a full assessment. If the player is diagnosed with a concussion there is no return to play. Several critics that do not support prioritizing the player's mental...
McKee, who directs the CTE Center at Boston University, said that of 24 NFL players diagnosed with the disease after dying in their 20s and 30s, most had stage 2, like Adams. The disease has four stages, with stage 4 being the most severe and usually associated with dementia. The s...
First, CTE is a post-mortem diagnosis and cannot be diagnosed definitively in living individuals. Second, an erroneous, or clinically unverifiable, diagnosis of CTE could obscure the role of other treatable conditions common among former football players that could cause a cluster of cognitive andbeh...
Discussing Adams' diagnosis, McKee said that of 24 NFL players diagnosed with the disease after dying in their 20s and 30s, most had stage 2 CTE, like Adams. The disease has four stages, with stage 4 being the most severe and usually associated with dementia. ...
"Well certainly Dr. McKee's research shows that a number of retired NFL players were diagnosed with CTE, so the answer to that question is certainly yes but there's also a number of questions that come with that," said Miller, when replying to a question by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D...