
Three in four: a new estimate puts the scale of CTE among deceased NFL players in stark terms
An estimated 75 percent of professional football players who died over a 15-year span had signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, according to a study published on Wednesday, 28 October 2026. It is, as NBC News reported, the highest estimate to date — and it is an esti
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