Greg Clark (85) catches a touchdown pass from Steve Young during a 1999 playoff win over the Green Bay Packers. (Reuters) Editor’s Note: Anyone struggling with thoughts of suicide can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. A neurosurgeon recently confirmed what Greg Clark’s family long suspected. The former San Francisco 49ers tight end was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy prior to taking his own life last year. Clark died of a self-inflicted gunshot… Source link
Read More »Ex-Hawaii QB Colt Brennan had CTE, family says
Colt Brennan, the record-setting Hawaii quarterback whose death last May shocked the college football world, was found to have stage 1 CTE in a post-mortem examination, his family revealed via Sports Illustrated. Brennan’s body was reportedly examined by the CTE Center at Boston University, which was unable to fully examine his brain due to other injuries. There was enough evidence to confirm CTE, though, which sheds further light on the post-retirement life of the record-setting… Source link
Read More »Former NFL CB Phillip Adams had ‘severe’ CTE when he allegedly killed 6 people and himself
Phillip Adams, a former NFL cornerback who was accused of shooting six people to death before killing himself in April, had “unusually severe” chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease associated with head trauma and concussions. The results of Adams’ brain examination were announced Tuesday by Dr. Anne McKee, a neuropathologist who serves as director of Boston University’s CTE Center. She compared Adams’ brain to the brain of Aaron Hernandez, the former New… Source link
Read More »Jake Paul cleared to fight despite saying he had CTE
Jake Paul was cleared to fight Ben Askren on Friday by a doctor for the Georgia Athletic Commission, despite his comments Thursday at a news conference to promote Saturday’s fight at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta that he has early signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Matt Woodruff, the executive director of the George Commission, told Yahoo Sports by telephone that the commission’s doctor had examined Paul and cleared him to fight. Paul, a social media influencer with a reach in… Source link
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