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NFL wide receiver who mysteriously died days before his 34th birthday had CTE, tests show
Dr. Ann McKee, who studied Demaryius Thomas' brain, said he had seizures stemming from a 2019 car c…
Jake Johnson
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Brain scans reveal soccer player who died in 2020 had CTE, the brain disease that's rocked the NFL
Scientists, who also diagnosed CTE in NFL star Aaron Hernandez, said the death of MLS player Scott …
Jake Johnson
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Ex-NFL player who shot and killed 6 people in South Carolina had 'severe' brain damage from CTE, researcher says
"His 20-year career put him at high risk for development of CTE," a neuropathologist who conducted …
Rebecca Cohen,Jackson Thompson
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Attorney blames football-induced head trauma after former NFL player was sentenced for rapes and other sex crimes
Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II was sentenced to 14 years in prison for multiple sexual assa…
Jackson Thompson
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'They're in the violence business': The Aaron Hernandez documentary highlights how the brain disease CTE has affected the entire NFL
"I started to look at the signs of CTE - impulsiveness, rash decisions, sometimes propensity to be …
Kelly McLaughlin
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I grew up playing football, but I won't let my kids play it
Jason Langendorf doesn't want his kids playing football. He played on a team growing up and knocked…
Jason Langendorf
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Former NFL star Demaryius Thomas' sudden death caused by seizure disorder, autopsy reports say
Thomas was found dead in his home in Roswell, Georgia, on Dec. 9 of last year, at the age of 33, on…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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GOP Rep. John James, one of the party's highest-profile Black lawmakers, blasts Ron DeSantis over Florida's new slavery curriculum: 'You've gone too far. Stop.'
The freshman lawmaker slammed DeSantis for going after fellow Black GOP'ers Byron Donalds and Tim S…
John L. Dorman
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The NFL updates its concussion protocol after Tua Tagovailoa injury, but a culture change is still needed
The NFL's "business as usual" mentality needs to change when it comes to player safety and head inj…
Marguerite Ward
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A joke Chris Rock made about Will Smith in his Netflix comedy special was edited after he confused Smith's films 'Concussion' and 'Emancipation': report
"Selective Outrage," which aired on March 4, marked Netflix's first live global streaming event, al…
Gabi Stevenson
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Antonio Brown's latest outburst should lead to more conversations about head injuries in football, NFL wide receiver says
Daurice Fountain has urged people to stop mocking Brown and "figure out a way to give him the help …
Barnaby Lane
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People who suffer 3 or more concussions in a lifetime are at risk of serious brain damage, study finds
A new study finds that even mild head injuries can cause cognitive problems over time, raising conc…
Gabby Landsverk
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Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is set to return this week. A concussion expert says it's a risk that could take years off his career.
Tua Tagovailoa is scheduled to be back under center for the Miami Dolphins, but if he suffers anoth…
Tyler Lauletta
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4 things a neurologist would never let her kids do because they can 'kill a lot of brain cells or straight up kill you'
Dr. Puja Aggarwal said she would never let her kids play football because it's not worth the risk o…
Andrea Michelson
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Pro wrestler Jordynne Grace has walked back a previous comment, in which she said deceased WWE superstar Chris Benoit should 'burn in hell'
The Impact pro wrestler apologized for previous comments regarding deceased WWE wrestler Chris Beno…
Alan Dawson
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Jake Paul reveals ahead of big weekend bout that he has brain damage but will carry on with fight
The controversial YouTuber said in a pre-fight media event on Thursday that he had "gotten brain sc…
Cheryl Teh
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Aaron Hernandez's casual prison behavior 'chilled' guards, according to a new Netflix documentary showing how he lived a double life of NFL stardom and murderer
"He talks to his mom a certain way. He talks to his fiancée in a different way. He talks to his for…
Kelly McLaughlin
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A study on former NFL players' brains found that 99% had signs of degenerative disease
However, as the Times reports, approximately 1,300 former NFL players have died since the CTE Cente…
Kevin Loria
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Damar Hamlin's collapse is a reminder that football can be 'extremely ugly'
Hamlin's on-field cardiac arrest may have been a fluke incident, but early death, chronic pain and …
Anna Medaris,Tyler Lauletta
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Former NFL wide receiver Demaryius Thomas' sudden death at age 33 highlights how many Black men have seizure disorders
Experts told Insider fixing the disparities Black people experience with epilepsy requires increase…