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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated trauma to the head. The encephalopathy symptoms can include behavioral problems, mood problems, and problems with thinking. [1] [4] The disease often gets worse over time and can result in dementia. [2]
In a roundtable discussion with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Jeff Miller, the NFL's senior vice-president for health and safety, admitted that "there is a link between football-related head trauma and chronic traumatic encephalopathy." [51] However, public relations issues continue to plague the League.
Analysis of the late Australian rules football player Danny Frawley's brain revealed that he had stage two chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death in 2019. [104] Australian rules football player Greg Williams is thought to have CTE as a result of concussions over a 250-game career. [105]
The NFL in 2016 acknowledged a link between football and CTE, and the league agreed to settle thousands of player lawsuits over head injuries for $765 million in 2013.
Football programs, coaches and players have all been working to make the game safer from kids’ leagues up through professional sports. But high-profile hits, like one faced by Jacksonville ...
A new study of nearly 2,000 former NFL players found that one in three of those surveyed believe they have the degenerative brain disease CTE, which has affected hundreds of professional football ...
Even though 50–80% of injuries in football are directed to the legs, head injuries have been shown to account for between 4 and 22% of football injuries. There is the possibility that heading the ball could damage the head, as the ball can travel at 100 km/hour; although most professional footballers have reported that they experienced head ...
About a year later, researchers at Boston University diagnosed him with stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, caused by playing tackle football for several years.