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Hard-Hitting George Atkinson Struck Fear in the Opposition

Raiders safety anchored the team's 'Soul Patrol'

(Newser) - George Atkinson, a hard-hitting former Oakland Raiders safety who struck fear in the opposition, has died. He was 78. The team announced Atkinson's death on Monday without revealing a cause of death, the AP reports. Atkinson had disclosed he was suffering symptoms consistent with CTE in a 2016 interview...

Killer at NFL Building Had CTE: Medical Examiner

Gunman in July shootings had played high school football

(Newser) - The man who police say shot to death four people in a Manhattan office building housing NFL headquarters last July had the degenerative brain disease CTE, the New York City medical examiner said Friday. The 27-year-old, who had played high school football, killed himself after leaving a note linking...

Bengals Great Rudi Johnson Dead in Apparent Suicide

His agent called for more research into CTE

(Newser) - Rudi Johnson, the former Cincinnati Bengals star who racked up three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons and left his mark on the franchise record books, has died in Florida at age 45; authorities are calling it an apparent suicide. NBC News reports Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a "...

He Fearlessly Played Rugby, Now Pays Dearly for It

Repeated concussions left Welsh legend Alix Popham with CTE

(Newser) - Once a Welsh rugby hero celebrated for his fearless tackles, Alix Popham now struggles daily to remember the triumphs of his career—or even simple moments with his family—as he lives with the devastating aftermath of brain injuries sustained on the field. Diagnosed at 40 with early onset...

Ex-NFL QB Tried to Kill Himself. Then His Wife Ripped Him Off

Former football player Erik Kramer opens up about trauma, fraud, recovery on new podcast

(Newser) - Former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer faced a cascade of personal tragedies, a near-fatal suicide attempt , and devastating financial betrayal. Now, he's airing it all. In a new podcast from Johnathan Walton, The Quarterback and the Con Artist , Kramer details how, between 2015 and 2020, he tried to take...

Mayor: Shooter Targeted NFL, Took Wrong Elevator

Adams says Manhattan gunman claimed to have CTE and blamed the league

(Newser) - The investigation into Monday's mass shooting inside a midtown Manhattan skyscraper is indeed turning to the gunman's views of the NFL . New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed on Tuesday that authorities "have reason to believe that he was focused" on the league, reports the New York ...

Manhattan Shooter's Note Reportedly Referenced CTE

Gunman killed 4 in skyscraper that included NFL offices

(Newser) - Police were still trying to piece together what prompted Monday's deadly shooting inside a Manhattan high-rise, but the gunman's suicide note may provide clues. Both CNN and ABC News report that the shooter claimed in the note to have suffered from the brain disease CTE. The skyscraper where...

Hockey Legend Had CTE
Hockey Legend Had CTE
Feb 20, 2025 6:25 AM CST

Hockey Legend Had CTE

Bobby Hull is posthumously diagnosed

(Newser) - Add Bobby Hull's name to the list of NHL players who had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died. The Hall of Famer was posthumously diagnosed with the debilitating brain condition after his death in 2023 at age 84, reports NPR . His family agreed to release the results this...

1 in 3 Former Pro Footballers Think They Have CTE
1 in 3 Former Pro Footballers
Think They Have CTE
NEW STUDY
Sep 29, 2024 1:00 PM CDT

1 in 3 Former Pro Footballers Think They Have CTE

Researchers stress the need to manage treatable symptoms, like depression

(Newser) - The brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), linked to repeated hits to the head, can only be diagnosed after death via a brain autopsy. But many very-much-alive former professional football players believe they have it. Researchers surveyed 4,000 men who played in the American Football League and National Football...

4 Decades Later, Famed NFL Team Copes With Brain Issues

Philadelphia Inquirer finds a high incidence of cognitive issues among 1980 Eagles players

(Newser) - An investigative piece by David Gambacorta in the Philadelphia Inquirer offers a unique—and engrossing—angle on the issue of brain injuries among football players. Gambacorta looks specifically at the city's famed 1980 Super Bowl team to get a sense of how those celebrated Eagles players are faring four...

NFL Gives Green Light to Guardian Caps in Games

League won't mandate soft-shell helmet covering in games, but players can wear if they want to

(Newser) - The NFL announced Friday it will allow players to wear protective soft-shell helmet covers known as Guardian Caps during games next season if they choose. The league is also expanding the use of the devices during practices. Defensive backs and receivers have joined the position groups now required to wear...

OJ Simpson's Brain Will Be Cremated With Him

Executor says there are no plans to donate his brain to science

(Newser) - On the question of whether OJ Simpson's brain will be donated to science, the executor of the football star's estate answered with a "hard no." Malcolm LaVergne, Simpson's longtime lawyer, tells the New York Post multiple requests have been made by experts who want to...

Family Blames CTE for Former NHL Star's Death
Former NHL 'Enforcer'
Dies by Suicide
obituary
Mar 20, 2024 12:40 PM CDT

Former NHL 'Enforcer' Dies by Suicide

Family blames CTE for Chris Simon's death

(Newser) - Former NHL star Chris Simon has died by suicide, and the 52-year-old's family believes his death was the result of a brain condition that affects athletes who have taken many blows to the head. Simon was an "enforcer"—a "tough guy" player expected to jump into...

The Next Clue Over Maine Shooting: Gunman's Brain

Late Robert Card's organ sent to Boston CTE Center to see if there were injuries from blasts

(Newser) - Since October's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, that left 18 dead and injured more than a dozen others, investigators have been trying to piece together what led gunman Robert Card to carry out such a violent act. Now, Card's brain is being sent to Boston's CTE Center,...

Even Kids Are Developing CTE
Even Kids Are
Developing CTE
NEW STUDY
Dec 3, 2023 4:30 PM CST

Even Kids Are Developing CTE

A study of young, deceased athletes' brains confirms CTE can occur well before going pro

(Newser) - A recent study out of Boston University confirmed that athletes who play contact sports can begin to develop CTE, a degenerative brain disease, long before they enter the pros. The New York Times profiles four families whose children—Wyatt Bramwell, Meiko Locksley, Hunter Foraker, and twin brothers Josh and George...

His Fights Are Legendary. How Did That Leave His Brain?

When it comes to CTE research, Chris Nilan could end up being a fascinating subject

(Newser) - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, can only be diagnosed after death, and that diagnosis has been made hundreds of times among former football and hockey players who have suffered repeated blows to the head. Boston University's CTE center is now running a study on living subjects who might be...

In Largest Brain Study of Young Athletes, a 'Remarkable' Find
In Largest Brain Study of Young
Athletes, a 'Remarkable' Find
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 3, 2023 4:15 PM CDT

In Largest Brain Study of Young Athletes, a 'Remarkable' Find

Researchers find 41% of late players under 30 showed signs of CTE

(Newser) - Diagnoses of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) have been found in pro football players , pro soccer players , and pro hockey players . Now, a new study out of Boston University's CTE Center focuses on a new demographic affected by CTE: mainly amateurs playing on the youth, high school, and college circuits....

First Female Athlete Diagnosed With CTE

Heather Anderson, who played Australian Rules football, took her life last year at age 28

(Newser) - An unwanted sports world first: Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the degenerative brain disease that has been increasingly diagnosed in male athletes, has for the first time been diagnosed in a female professional athlete. Scientists say Heather Anderson, who played Australian Rules football before she died by suicide last year at...

A Legend of Hockey Had CTE
A Legend of Hockey
Had CTE
Jun 15, 2023 2:15 PM CDT

A Legend of Hockey Had CTE

Montreal Canadiens great Henri Richard is diagnosed posthumously

(Newser) - The late Henri Richard is a hockey Hall of Famer who has a record 11 Stanley Cups on his resume and, now, a more troubling legacy: The Montreal Canadiens star had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died in 2020 at age 84, according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada, per...

CTE Debate Moves From Football to Soccer

Concussion Legacy Foundation diagnoses 4 former pros amid contested summit on brain injury

(Newser) - English soccer star Jimmy Fryatt was known for his ability to head the ball, and the proof of his prowess may be in the damage it did to his brain. Still physically fit in his late 70s, the AP reports that the late Fryatt played tennis but couldn’t keep...

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