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Experts react to new findings on CTE in former NFL players
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A new study from Boston University looks at the rate of the brain disease CTE in former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023.
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A new study from Boston University looks at the rate of the brain disease CTE in former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023.
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Nearly 75% of NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 had CTE, a new study out of Boston University finds.
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