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Nearly 3 in 4 Former NFL Players Likely Had CTE at Death

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Even after accounting for brain donation bias, researchers find nearly 75% of former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 likely had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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  1. Breitbart News Right Factuality: Mixed US
    Study Estimates That 75 Percent of NFL Players Who Died Between 2008 and 2023 Had CTE

    A new study suggests that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was present in the brains of roughly 75 percent of NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023.

  2. Medscape Center Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Nearly 3 in 4 Former NFL Players Likely Had CTE at Death

    Even after accounting for brain donation bias, researchers find nearly 75% of former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 likely had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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