1 in 4 former NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, study estimates

1 in 4 former NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, study estimates  CNN

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.

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.

The study used brain samples from the UNITE Brain Bank at Boston University.

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.

NEW YORK, Aug 25 : 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, researchers said, with 215 of those do

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.