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Study finds roughly 75% of deceased NFL players had at least some degree of CTE brain disease
Thursday, October 29, 2026
A study examining more than 2,300 deceased NFL players found that approximately 75% had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease associated with repeated head trauma. The research was conducted on brain tissue samples from former players. The findings add to existing research connecting football-related head injuries to long-term neurological effects.
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