Staggering 74.5% of NFL players who died from 2008 to 2023 likely had CTE, study finds

Los Angeles Times - Oct 29, 2026

A study of former NFL players who died from 2008 to 2023 estimates that 74.5% had CTE, accounting for bias in brain donations because the disease can be diagnosed only after death.

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