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At least 1 in 4 former NFL players in study suffered from degenerative brain disease CTE (hms.harvard.edu)

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

"At Least 1 in 4 Former NFL Players Who Died in 2016-2021 Had CTE at Death, Study Finds"

That's the title of the article. I don't know why OP changed it...

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago

I hated seeing it in high school, watching members of the team just sort of...melt before my eyes during my time in high school.

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Anywhere between 24.5 and 97.7%. Those are crazy numbers!

[–] Tiral@lemmy.world -3 points 8 hours ago

They're paid to hit people and get hit, what the hell do you, or they expect? I'm sure people that work in concrete have a high rate of back damage, it's kinda expected.