Most Former NFL Players in Boston University Study Had CTE #shorts

The brains of nearly all NFL players examined in a study showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain injury linked to repeated blows to the head, researchers at Boston University announced.

In the study, 345 out of 376 former NFL players, or almost 92%, were diagnosed with CTE, which can only be definitively identified after death. The results were purposely announced leading up to this Sunday’s Super Bowl.

“There is a love for football by the public and individuals that transcends common sense,” Ann McKee, MD, director of the university’s CTE Center, told The Brink. “They are stuck in a denial because the game is so important to them that they refuse to look at the facts.” #football #footballshorts #brainhealth #braininjuryawareness #traumaticbraininjury #braininjury #webmd #shorts