Former USC, Chargers center Max Tuerk had CTE at time of death
LA TimesMax Tuerk, who was a star at Santa Margarita High and at USC before being drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 2016, was suffering from Stage 1 CTE at the time of his death in 2020 at 26. After Max’s death, Greg and Val sent their son’s brain to the Veteran Affairs-Boston University-Concussion Legacy Foundation Brain Bank. We just didn’t really understand it.” The probability of developing the degenerative brain disease CTE can be linked to the amount of tackle football played. When you see these people and the hits that they’re taking on TV and I just think, ‘It’s not if, it’s when.’” — Greg Tuerk, Max Tuerk’s father, on football “His personality changed completely,” Val said. If, or when, Max’s three siblings become parents, Val can’t imagine any of them allowing their children to play football.
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