Really bad. Not shocking to me, but may be to those who haven’t followed.
At least 1 in 4 former NFL players develop CTE (a brain disease). Numbers actually likely much higher as it was diagnosed in 1/4 of former players (can only be diagnosed after death) and many more were left untested. Gift link.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/nfl-cte-brain-disease.html
#cte #nfl #ConcussionAwareness
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