CTE Crisis in Football: The Hidden Health Toll Demands Change
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A British Journal of Medicine study of 235 donated NFL brains (2016–2021) found CTE in 215 cases, implying a minimum 24.5% prevalence among deceased players and likely much higher; the authors warn that repetitive head trauma in football is linked to CTE and long-term cognitive, mood, and motor issues, including suicides among former players, framing the sport as a looming public health crisis and urging fans to reconsider supporting it.
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