NYT
At Least 1 in 4 NFL Players Gets CTE, Major New Study Finds
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Researchers examining brain tissue from deceased NFL players found chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in at least 25 percent of cases studied. The researchers stated the actual prevalence may exceed this figure. The study examined postmortem brain samples from former players who had donated tissue for research.
Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/nfl-cte-brain-disease.html
