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Who has had CTE? Notable NFL players who suffered from disease
To date, nearly 350 former NFL players have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after their death.
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Did the Office Shooter Have CTE? The Brain Disease Goes Beyond the NFL.
Meiko Locksley, one of 152 athletes diagnosed with CTE before even reaching the age of 30 as part of the Boston University ...
Roger Goodell gets emotional over ‘senseless’ shooting at NFL’s NYC office
Roger Goodell was emotional on Thursday as he publicly addressed the deadly shooting that took place inside 345 Park Avenue, ...
The years-long history between CTE and the NFL
The midtown Manhattan shooter left a suicide note, asking for his brain to be studied, as he wondered whether Chronic ...
Gunman targeted NFL, suicide note blames CTE brain injury for New York City mass shooting
Shane Tamura, the Park Ave. gunman who killed an NYPD officer and three others before taking his own life, left behind a ...
NYC Shooter Blamed Football and the NFL—What the Physician Who Discovered CTE Says
The NYC mass shooter blamed football for his actions. But Dr. Bennet Omalu, the man who discovered CTE, says that excuse ...
Shane Tamura targeted NFL, suicide note blames CTE brain injury for NYC Park Ave. mass shooting
Shane Tamura, the Park Ave. gunman who killed an NYPD officer and three others before taking his own life, left behind a ...
What is CTE? Explaining the disease referenced by New York gunman at NFL HQ building
The brain disease has most commonly been found in athletes in contact sports and others with a history of repeated brain ...
NYC office shooter Shane Tamura left a note criticizing the NFL: 'Please study brain for CTE'
Investigators found the note in the wallet of 27-year-old shooter Shane Tamura who police said opened fire inside of 345 Park ...
NYC gunman Shane Tamura referenced ex-NFL player Terry Long — who had CTE — in note slamming league
Shane Tamura, 27, killed an NYPD officer and three other people on Monday evening when he stormed the Midtown skyscraper that ...
CTE awareness grows as high school football evolves for safety
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive brain trauma, is gaining attention in the sports world."The athlete i ...