1 in 4 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds

A new study finds that 1 in 4 NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, the degenerative brain disease. Researchers have long known about the link between repeated head hits and CTE.
Science News

To detect CTE while alive, a test for another brain disease may help

LONDON — A protein marker of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain may also help diagnose cases of the brain condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, early data suggest. The condition, which is ...
The Repository

Marshawn Kneeland, former Cowboys player, diagnosed with CTE after death

Boston University's CTE Center diagnosed former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, better known as CTE. Kneeland, who died by suicide in November ...
Newsweek

CTE and the NFL: Players Whose Deaths Have Been Linked to the Disease

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The family of former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland has ...
USA Today

NFL's Marshawn Kneeland had CTE at 24. Alarming statistic shows that's not rare

The revelation of former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland's chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) diagnosis on July 7 provided a tragic epilogue to the story of his death by suicide in ...
NBC News

Former Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland had CTE when he died

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died by suicide in November 2025 after a high-speed chase with police, had early-stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a ...
CBSSports.com

Former Cowboys edge rusher Marshawn Kneeland diagnosed with CTE after death at age 24

Former Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Marshawn Kneeland, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 24 last November, had stage 1 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death, ...
nytimes.com

Marshawn Kneeland diagnosed with CTE months after death by suicide

The diagnosis comes eight months after Marshawn Kneeland died. Cooper Neill / Getty Images Boston University researchers diagnosed former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died in ...
ESPN

Late Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland diagnosed with CTE

Former Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was posthumously diagnosed with Stage 1 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Kneeland died by suicide in November 2025 at the age of 24. Boston ...
The Palm Beach Post

Claude Lemieux's death fuels CTE research with help from ex-players

Lemieux's family is donating his brain to the Boston University CTE Center for research into the effects of repetitive brain injuries. CTE is a degenerative brain disease found in people with a ...
Chicago Tribune

Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Steve McMichael had CTE, researchers say

BOSTON — Hall of Famer Steve McMichael, a key member of the dominating defense that helped the 1985 Chicago Bears win the Super Bowl, has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the ...