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At least 1 in 4 ex-NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, study finds

Name: At least 1 in 4 ex-NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, study finds
Uploaded: 2026-08-25T13:42:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 53 s
Description: At least 25% of ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a study released Tuesday showed. Dr. Robert C. Cantu, founding member and medical director for the Concussion and CTE Foundation, joins CBS News to discuss.

At least 25% of ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a study released Tuesday showed. Dr. Robert C. Cantu, founding member and medical director for the Concussion and CTE Foundation, joins CBS News to discuss.