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NFL HQ Shooting Highlights Football's CTE Problem

In a 2023 study, Boston University CTE Center found that 345 out of the 376 former NFL players investigated had CTE, a brain ...

Gunman targeted NFL, suicide note blames CTE brain injury for New York City mass shooting

Shane Tamura, the Park Ave. gunman who killed an NYPD officer and three others before taking his own life, left behind a ...

Shane Tamura targeted NFL, suicide note blames CTE brain injury for NYC Park Ave. mass shooting

Shane Tamura, the Park Ave. gunman who killed an NYPD officer and three others before taking his own life, left behind a ...

NYC shooter mentioned CTE, accused NFL of concealing its dangers in note. What is it and why does it impact so many football players?

Researchers have diagnosed many former football players with CTE since 2005. It can only be diagnosed through a brain autopsy ...

NYC office shooter Shane Tamura left a note criticizing the NFL: 'Please study brain for CTE'

Investigators found the note in the wallet of 27-year-old shooter Shane Tamura who police said opened fire inside of 345 Park ...

Park Ave. shooter Shane Tamura’s claims put NFL’s CTE problem in spotlight

The NFL’s long history with CTE has come under new attention after Monday’s deadly shooting at the Manhattan office building ...

Shooter targeted NFL headquarters, mentioned CTE in note, NYC mayor says

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that the gunman in a mass shooting in Manhattan had a note on his body mentioning CTE.

CTE awareness grows as high school football evolves for safety

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive brain trauma, is gaining attention in the sports world."The athlete i ...