The wife of late Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Steve McMichael is speaking out after her husband’s post mortem CTE diagnosis. "Too many NFL players are developing ALS during life and diagnosed with CTE ... Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve McMichael, who died after battling ALS for five years, has been posthumously diagnosed with stage 3 CTE.
A new study from the nation's largest brain bank found that 96 percent of the deceased NFL players tested showed positive results for having a degenerative brain disease connected with concussions. Yahoo Sports: "Tough News": Packers Legend Brett Favre Makes Emotional Statement After Bears Icon Gets Diagnosed With CTE After Death "Tough News": Packers Legend Brett Favre Makes Emotional Statement After Bears Icon Gets Diagnosed With CTE After Death U.S. News & World Report: Former NFL Star Steve McMichael Diagnosed With CTE After His Death McMichael, a Hall of Famer and key player on the 1985 Chicago Bears, was diagnosed after his death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the Concussion & CTE Foundation said. He died last year ...
football players with cte, Yahoo: Five years after ex-NFL player killed 6 in Rock Hill, brain injury expert urges broader CTE awareness