Study estimates 75% of NFL players who died in recent years had signs of CTE
Summary
A study published in JAMA Network Open estimated that 75% of former NFL players who died from 2008 through 2023 showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease. The report identifies the study’s lead expert as Yorghos Tripodis, a biostatistics professor at Boston University.Key Facts
- The study appeared in JAMA Network Open.
- Researchers estimated that 75% of former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 showed signs of CTE.
- CTE is a degenerative brain disease.
- Yorghos Tripodis is a professor of biostatistics at Boston University.
- The article does not provide the number of former players included in the study.
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