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2. List of NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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   In some cases, the player has received a diagnosis of ALS, but their symptoms are consistent with CTE. Around 4,500 players brought multiple lawsuits against the NFL alleging that it had covered up a growing body of medical evidence about the preponderance of head-trauma related CTE in ex-NFL players, and some testimonials have come in that ...

3. Steve Gleason - Wikipedia

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   Gleason was featured in an episode of the documentary series A Football Life that detailed his career in the NFL and battle with ALS. NFL Network aired the episode in late November 2013. [19] [20] In April 2024, Knopf released Gleason's memoir A Life Impossible: Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence.

4. List of people with motor neuron disease - Wikipedia

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   Singer Roberta Flack was forced to end her 54 year singing career upon her diagnosis with ALS in 2022. NFL football player Steve Gleason chronicled his experiences with ALS in the documentary Gleason. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his contributions to ALS awareness.

5. Ex-NFL player Steve Gleason honored by Congress for ALS ... - AOL

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   Former NFL player Steve Gleason has received the Congressional Gold Medal — the highest civilan honor bestowed by Congress — for his work as an advocate for people with amyotrophic lateral ...

6. Hall of Fame: 'Football heaven' as the Bears' Steve ... - AOL

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   McMichael was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in 2020. A 6-foot-2, 270-pound wrecking ball known by the nickname "Mongo" in his playing days ...

7. Steve 'Mongo' McMichael, who has ALS, enters the Pro Football ...

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   Battling ALS and bedridden in the advanced stages of the neurological disease, the 66-year-old two-time All-Pro defensive tackle was the second player enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame ...

8. Gleason (2016 film) - Wikipedia

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   Gleason is an American documentary film which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.It covers five years in the life of the former New Orleans Saints football defensive back Steve Gleason, who has Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a rare incurable neurodegenerative condition associated with the former New York Yankees baseball star Lou Gehrig ...

9. Firefighter and Former NFL Player, 30, Diagnosed with ALS a ...

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