1 in 4 former NFL players may have CTE, new study says

1 in 4 former NFL players may have CTE, new study says

Researchers analyzed 1,712 former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2021.

At Least 1 in 4 NFL Players Gets CTE, Major New Study Finds

The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.

One in four NFL players could get CTE, alarming new study finds

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive brain disease linked to repeated head impacts

At least one in four former NFL players in study suffered from degenerative brain disease CTE

215 of 235 donated brains showed signs of CTE Condition can only be diagnosed after death Symptoms include problems with memory and mood At least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 was found to have had chronic ⁠traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a study released on Tuesday. Out of the 878 former players who died during that time frame, 235 donated their brains for study, researchers said, with 215 ⁠of those donated brains ⁠found to have CTE, ​a degenerative disease that can only definitively be diagnosed after death. CTE is associated with repeated blow...

At least 1 in 4 ex-NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, study finds

That's a much higher rate than is seen in the general population. CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.

Nearly 25% of NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, new study shows

Nearly a quarter of NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a new study by Mass General Brigham shows. Dr. Céline Gounder has more.

Brain disease in dead NFL players 'higher than previously shown

A new study says at least one in four ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had a degenerative brain disease but the true figure could be much higher.

Study: At least 25% of NFL players in sample had CTE

At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds

Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.