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Study points to striking rates of brain disease in NFL players

Nearly 75% of the NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 likely had CTE, a rate that alarmed researchers since less than 1% of donors to community brain banks have the disease.

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Nearly 75% of NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 were found to likely have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a prevalence that starkly contrasts with the under‑1% rate of CTE among donors to community brain banks.

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