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NFL HQ Shooting Highlights Football's CTE Problem
In a 2023 study, Boston University CTE Center found that 345 out of the 376 former NFL players investigated had CTE, a brain ...
Gunman targeted NFL, suicide note blames CTE brain injury for New York City mass shooting
Shane Tamura, the Park Ave. gunman who killed an NYPD officer and three others before taking his own life, left behind a ...
NYC Shooter Blamed Football and the NFL—What the Physician Who Discovered CTE Says
The NYC mass shooter blamed football for his actions. But Dr. Bennet Omalu, the man who discovered CTE, says that excuse ...
Park Ave. shooter Shane Tamura’s claims put NFL’s CTE problem in spotlight
The NFL’s long history with CTE has come under new attention after Monday’s deadly shooting at the Manhattan office building ...
Shooter targeted NFL headquarters, mentioned CTE in note, NYC mayor says
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that the gunman in a mass shooting in Manhattan had a note on his body mentioning CTE.
NYC office shooter Shane Tamura left a note criticizing the NFL: 'Please study brain for CTE'
Investigators found the note in the wallet of 27-year-old shooter Shane Tamura who police said opened fire inside of 345 Park ...
Shane Tamura targeted NFL, suicide note blames CTE brain injury for NYC Park Ave. mass shooting
Shane Tamura, the Park Ave. gunman who killed an NYPD officer and three others before taking his own life, left behind a ...
NYC gunman Shane Tamura referenced ex-NFL player Terry Long — who had CTE — in note slamming league
Shane Tamura, 27, killed an NYPD officer and three other people on Monday evening when he stormed the Midtown skyscraper that ...
CTE awareness grows as high school football evolves for safety
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive brain trauma, is gaining attention in the sports world."The athlete i ...