The New York Times – Sports:
Football gave the University of Maryland Coach Michael Locksley a scholarship, a family and a career. But it also likely contributed to his son’s C.T.E. diagnosis.
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An N.F.L. Doctor Wants to Know Why Some Players Get C.T.E. and Others Don’t
The New York Times – Sports:
The newly opened National Sports Brain Bank plans to study head trauma specific to athletes. Jerome Bettis has already pledged to donate his brain.
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As Top Scientists Say Concussions Can Cause C.T.E., These Sports Doctors Dig In
The New York Times – Sports:
As another major medical institution acknowledged the link between concussions and C.T.E., a group of scientists who guide many of sports’ top governing organizations dismissed the research at its conference.
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A Former W.W.E. Wrestler Taps in Against Concussion Deniers
The New York Times – Sports:
Using a confrontational style honed in the ring, Dr. Christopher Nowinski challenges the N.F.L. and other leagues to acknowledge the link between concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Why the Family of an NFL Player Is Suing a Real Housewives Star
The New York Times – Sports:
She lost her only son, a former N.F.L. player. A settlement would have provided some solace, but even that was taken away.
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Demaryius Thomas’s Death Was Caused by Seizure Disorder
The New York Times – Sports:
The former N.F.L. receiver died at 33, six months after he retired from football. He had been posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E.
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Demaryius Thomas Diagnosed With C.T.E., Family Reckons With His Death
The New York Times – Sports:
Demaryius Thomas had C.T.E. when he died in December at 33, but the posthumous diagnosis alone does not explain what role football had in the charismatic N.F.L. star’s quick decline.