Stephen Colbert Takes A Serious Swipe At The NFL On Its Biggest Night
1 year, 1 month ago

Stephen Colbert Takes A Serious Swipe At The NFL On Its Biggest Night

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Stephen Colbert offered a mostly goofy monologue on “The Late Show” after the Super Bowl but launched one barb that the NFL might not appreciate. Noting that some tickets hit the $100,000 price tag, he said, “That’s a lot, but of course the memories will last a lifetime ― unless you’re one of the players.” Skewering the league’s chronic traumatic encephalopathy problem on its biggest night on CBS, the same network that aired the big game, takes chutzpah. A Boston University study released in 2023 indicated that 345 out of 376 former players tested were found to have had CTE, a brain disorder associated with repeated trauma to the head. The stats were gathered from brain bank samples “subject to selection biases,” the study noted, adding, “The prevalence of CTE among NFL players is unknown as CTE can only be definitively diagnosed after death.” But 91.7 is still an eye-opening percentage.

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A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find
6 months ago

A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find

NPR  

A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find toggle caption Jamie Squire/Getty Images One-third of former professional football players reported in a new survey that they believe they have the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The research, published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Neurology, represents one of the broadest …

‘A living hell inside of my head’: For first time, more advanced stage of CTE diagnosed in teen football player
1 year, 4 months ago

‘A living hell inside of my head’: For first time, more advanced stage of CTE diagnosed in teen football player

CNN  

CNN — In July 2019, just months after graduating from high school, 18-year-old Wyatt Bramwell took his own life. In Wyatt’s brain, researchers discovered the first case of stage 2 CTE to be diagnosed in a high school football player, according to Dr. Ann McKee, director of the Boston University CTE Center, who diagnosed Wyatt. “I hope this inspires further …

Serious Brain Trauma Starts Well Before Young Athletes Go Pro
1 year, 6 months ago

Serious Brain Trauma Starts Well Before Young Athletes Go Pro

Wired  

Content warning: This story includes references to death by suicide. One query popped out: “CTE.” CTE stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative brain disease that causes symptoms like memory loss, depression, and emotional dysregulation. Given the NFL-centered media coverage throughout the mid-aughts, “people have this impression that CTE is a disease of former NFL players,” says Julie Stamm, a …

Inside the brain of a suspected CTE patient, 3D scans show impact of repeated head knocks
1 year, 8 months ago

Inside the brain of a suspected CTE patient, 3D scans show impact of repeated head knocks

ABC  

Gordi Kirkbank-Ellis's sporting life was littered with heavy knocks to the head. Dr Mobbs says she currently sees over 100 patients like Kirkbank-Ellis, many who played contact sports like football or boxing for years, served in the military, or were victims of domestic violence. "​The reason people have been criticised in the past is that CTE has got a lot …

Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE
2 years ago

Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He was afraid someone would ask him a question,” Cross said, “and …

Brain injuries, race and denial in the NFL
2 years, 1 month ago

Brain injuries, race and denial in the NFL

Al Jazeera  

The NFL is a multibillion-dollar industry. The National Football League is the richest professional sports league in the world, but it has been accused of leaving its Black players behind. For years, the NFL fought claims from its own players that the sport could cause long-term brain damage, including a disease known as CTE. The league has since paid a …

Phillip Adams: Ex-NFL player had ‘CTE similar to Aaron Hernandez’ when he shot six and turned gun on himself
3 years, 2 months ago

Phillip Adams: Ex-NFL player had ‘CTE similar to Aaron Hernandez’ when he shot six and turned gun on himself

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Doctors say ex-NFL player …

New research provides further evidence Dave Watson has CTE, say family
3 years, 3 months ago

New research provides further evidence Dave Watson has CTE, say family

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The family of former England captain Dave Watson …

Op-Ed: 5 steps to protect football players’ brains and keep the sport alive
3 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: 5 steps to protect football players’ brains and keep the sport alive

LA Times  

Helmet technology is improving, but football players are also bigger than ever and colliding with more force. Having represented professional athletes since 1975, I’ve been worrying about football players’ health since long before the first diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a former NFL player, in 2002. The best way to keep football alive is to ensure standardized safety protocols …

NFL stars' risk of CTE soars by a THIRD every year they play
5 years, 5 months ago

NFL stars' risk of CTE soars by a THIRD every year they play

Daily Mail  

An NFL star's risk of developing the degenerative brain disease CTE goes up by a third every year they play, a study has suggested. Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, who played as a tight end, had CTE when he killed himself two years ago at the age of 27 while serving a life sentence for murder But as …

Brain scans may reveal signs of CTE in living NFL players
5 years, 11 months ago

Brain scans may reveal signs of CTE in living NFL players

Daily Mail  

Brain scans could show if former athletes who suffer blows to the head during their career have a degenerative disease before they die, scientists say. Researchers conducted scans of former NFL players who were having mood and thinking problems and found they had higher levels of an abnormal brain protein. This image shows an illustration based on brain scans from …

Study finds at least 10% of NFL players could develop CTE
6 years, 3 months ago

Study finds at least 10% of NFL players could develop CTE

LA Times  

At least 10% of NFL players could develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the devastating neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated head trauma, according to a study published this week in the journal Neurology. Their work built on a study published last year that found signs of CTE in 110 of 111 brains of deceased NFL players examined by a group associated with …

Four ex-NFL players unite to launch largest ever CTE study
7 years ago

Four ex-NFL players unite to launch largest ever CTE study

Daily Mail  

Four former NFL players have joined the largest study to date into the football-linked brain disease CTE that could lead to a test for athletes during their lifetime. The program, launched today, is the passion project of another former player Jim Joyce, who played for the Denver Broncos before founding biotech firm Exosome Sciences to investigate the diseases that afflict …

NFLPA 'health playbook' educate players on CTE
7 years ago

NFLPA 'health playbook' educate players on CTE

Daily Mail  

The NFL Players Association has created a 'health playbook' aimed at educating players on the risks associated with the high-contact sport. The first-ever football medical guide distributed to NFLPA members this week notably includes information about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a severe brain injury believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head. A study published last summer looked at …

Knees, Domestic Violence And CTE: Why You Stopped Watching Football
7 years, 1 month ago

Knees, Domestic Violence And CTE: Why You Stopped Watching Football

NPR  

Knees, Domestic Violence And CTE: Why You Stopped Watching Football Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Gross/Getty Images Jeff Gross/Getty Images A lot of people watch the Super Bowl every year. Stephanie Norman from Kansas City, Kan., says she was turned off by NFL players "taking a knee" during the national anthem in recent months to protest police brutality and …

NFL losing core audience, only 51% of men follow closely
7 years, 1 month ago

NFL losing core audience, only 51% of men follow closely

Daily Mail  

After seeing its television ratings drop for the second consecutive season, the NFL received more bad news on Friday as a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll showed that the league's core audience is rapidly losing interest. NFL games remain among the most watched programming on television, but ratings took another significant dip during the 2017 regular season amidst controversial …

Early Signs of Neurodegenerative Disease Found in Athletes Without Concussions
7 years, 2 months ago

Early Signs of Neurodegenerative Disease Found in Athletes Without Concussions

CNN  

A new study has found that CTE can develop without ever experiencing a concussion. The study evaluated the brains of four deceased athletes, ages 17 and 18 years old, who had died within a day to four months of receiving some sort of sport-related head injury and had a history of playing football. Brain changes detected by 24 hours after …

NFL ratings drop 9.7% in 2017 amidst player protests
7 years, 2 months ago

NFL ratings drop 9.7% in 2017 amidst player protests

Daily Mail  

Beginning with now-former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the 2016 NFL preseason, many players generated nationwide controversy peacefully protesting inequality and police violence against minorities by refusing to stand during the national anthem NFL games remain among the most watched programming on television, but ratings took another significant dip during the 2017 regular season amidst controversial player protests …

First Case of CTE Confirmed in Living Patient: Former NFL Star Fred McNeill Dies at 30
7 years, 4 months ago

First Case of CTE Confirmed in Living Patient: Former NFL Star Fred McNeill Dies at 30

CNN  

Researchers have confirmed the first case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a living patient. The case involves former NFL player Fred McNeill, who died in 2015. The disease was diagnosed using a radioactive tracer called FDDNP, which binds to tau proteins in the brain. McNeill's symptoms included memory loss, anger, and depression, which are characteristic symptoms of CTE. The …

The More We Learn About CTE, The Harder It Is For Football To Stay The Same
7 years, 5 months ago

The More We Learn About CTE, The Harder It Is For Football To Stay The Same

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The lawyer for Aaron Hernandez is suing the National Football League after an autopsy found that the 27-year-old player, who died by suicide after being convicted of murder, had a brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy. “They have different environmental factors that can come into play.” What researchers do know, Cherry said, is that CTE doesn’t require …

Scientists may have found a way to diagnose CTE in football players while they’re still alive
7 years, 6 months ago

Scientists may have found a way to diagnose CTE in football players while they’re still alive

LA Times  

It is a humbling but very motivating fact that a person currently has to die before doctors can make a diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease that afflicts many professional football players and other athletes who have sustained repeated blows to the head. On Tuesday, the Boston-based researchers who have pioneered the identification of CTE in contact-sport …

Disgraced ex-Patriots player Aaron Hernandez found to have CTE and early brain atrophy
7 years, 6 months ago

Disgraced ex-Patriots player Aaron Hernandez found to have CTE and early brain atrophy

LA Times  

Five months after Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in a prison cell with a bedsheet while serving a life sentence for first-degree murder, the former New England Patriots tight end has been diagnosed with severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Hernandez, who died at age 27, is one of the youngest former NFL players found to have the devastating disease linked to repeated …

Faces of Concussions: Football families share lives with CTE
7 years, 7 months ago

Faces of Concussions: Football families share lives with CTE

Associated Press  

Jim Hudson’s wife came home one day and found him sitting on a couch, clutching a golf ball, with tears streaming down his face. “My first instinct is: ‘Why is this Chris Nowinski trying to take football away from us?’” she said. “Mom took out old rosters, putting two and two together: ‘He was diagnosed with dementia; he was diagnosed …

NFL cuts ties with NIH concussion study
7 years, 7 months ago

NFL cuts ties with NIH concussion study

Daily Mail  

The NFL has cut ties with the National Institutes of Health study into concussion after years of feuding over critical researchers. And this week, just days before the NFL and NIH announced the end of their partnership, Dr Stern's research team published an explosive report, revealing 110 out of 111 deceased NFL players had signs of CTE in post-mortem examinations. …

99 Percent Of Studied NFL Brains Diagnosed With CTE, Researchers Say
7 years, 8 months ago

99 Percent Of Studied NFL Brains Diagnosed With CTE, Researchers Say

Huff Post  

A number of the brains studied by doctor Ann McKee and her researchers. BU Photography A new study out of Boston diagnosed a startlingly high percentage of deceased NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and the numbers don’t get much better when you move on down to college players. All told, the researchers found 87 percent of the players to …

NFL brain study diagnoses CTE in 99% of ex-players' brains
7 years, 8 months ago

NFL brain study diagnoses CTE in 99% of ex-players' brains

Daily Mail  

The biggest ever study into football brain injuries has diagnosed CTE in 99 percent of former NFL players' brains in post-mortem examinations. More than 1,800 former athletes and military veterans have pledged to donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation for CTE research. CTE was usually associated with boxing before former NFL players began revealing their conditions. The study …

CTE was nearly ubiquitous among former NFL players who donated their brains to science
7 years, 8 months ago

CTE was nearly ubiquitous among former NFL players who donated their brains to science

LA Times  

The NFL issued a statement saying the league “will continue to work with a wide range of experts to improve the health of current and former NFL athletes.” In a group of more than 100 professional football players whose brains were examined after their death, new research has found that virtually all suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a condition likely …

For high school football players, just a season of play brings brain changes
8 years, 3 months ago

For high school football players, just a season of play brings brain changes

LA Times  

Without sustaining a single concussion, a North Carolina high school football team showed worrisome brain changes after a single season of play, a new study has shown. A detailed effort to capture the on-field experiences of 24 high school football players showed that, at the end of a single season of play, teammates whose heads sustained the most frequent contact …

NFL vice-president Jeff Miller acknowledges link between concussions and CTE brain condition
9 years ago

NFL vice-president Jeff Miller acknowledges link between concussions and CTE brain condition

ABC  

A top NFL official acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday a link between football-related concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain condition caused by repeated blows to the head. The statement came from the National Football League's senior vice president for health and safety, Jeff Miller, when he was asked during a hearing before the U.S. House of …

In A First, NFL Executive Admits Football Is Linked To Brain Damage
9 years ago

In A First, NFL Executive Admits Football Is Linked To Brain Damage

NPR  

In A First, NFL Executive Admits Football Is Linked To Brain Damage Enlarge this image toggle caption Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Doug Pensinger/Getty Images A discussion on Capitol Hill about concussion research brought a startling moment Monday, as an NFL executive acknowledged for the first time that football has been linked to a degenerative brain disease. Jeff Miller, the NFL's executive …

CTE: 5 things to know
9 years, 1 month ago

CTE: 5 things to know

CNN  

Story highlights CTE results from repeated hits to the head A study found that 96% of former pro football players have the brain disease A variant of CTE was documented as far back as 1928 CNN — The list of football players with a brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, continues to grow. Harder helmets aren’t the answer …

Vets Return With Brain Injuries Oft Seen In Football
12 years, 10 months ago

Vets Return With Brain Injuries Oft Seen In Football

NPR  

Vets Return With Brain Injuries Oft Seen In Football Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is best-known for affecting football players; repeated bangs to the head can hurt the parts of the brain that direct impulse, memory and emotion. Now, scientists have known for years that athletes like boxers and pro football players are prone to developing a degenerative brain disease called chronic …

Brain Injuries Haunt Football Players Years Later
14 years, 2 months ago

Brain Injuries Haunt Football Players Years Later

NPR  

Brain Injuries Haunt Football Players Years Later Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto.com iStockphoto.com A 2000 study that surveyed 1,090 former NFL players found that more than 60 percent had suffered at least one concussion during their career. The National Football League and Congress have both held hearings on the head injuries, which can cause memory loss, confusion, nausea, blurred …

Is It Easier For Some Athletes To Suffer Brain Damage?
14 years, 8 months ago

Is It Easier For Some Athletes To Suffer Brain Damage?

NPR  

Is It Easier For Some Athletes To Suffer Brain Damage? Enlarge this image toggle caption Amy Sancetta/AP Amy Sancetta/AP An autopsy has shown that Chris Henry, the young Cincinnati Bengal who died a few months ago, suffered what is called CTE –– chronic traumatic encephalopathy –– which means, more simply, that his brain had been traumatized. One cannot watch the …

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