chronic traumatic encephalopathy

BOSTON (AP) — Two more retired football stars have pledged their brains to research. Two-time Super Bowl champion Leonard Marshall and three-time Pro Bowl selection Matt Hasselbeck say they will donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation for research ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Relatives of Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers say the Chicago Bears legend has been diagnosed with dementia. His wife, Ardythe Sayers, tells The Kansas City Star that her 73-year-old husband was diagnosed four ...

BY MARYCLAIRE DALE PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday urged NFL retirees to register for a concussion settlement that could cost the league $1 billion over 65 years. About 22,000 retirees are encouraged to get baseline neurological testing. ...

BY SADIE GURMAN DENVER (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam killed himself after struggling with depression, an autopsy report confirmed Thursday, but investigators will never know whether the one-time running back suffered chronic head trauma from playing football because ...

BY STEVE REED CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luke Kuechly said he isn’t going to let a second concussion end his football career. The Panthers three-time All-Pro middle linebacker said Wednesday he has no plans to retire from playing football after ...

BY JIMMY GOLEN The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the final two challenges to the estimated $1 billion settlement between the NFL and thousands of its former players who have been diagnosed with brain injuries linked to repeated concussions. Players ...

BY JIMMY GOLEN BOSTON (AP) — Researchers are moving ahead with efforts to develop a diagnostic test for chronic traumatic encephalopathy — even without the NFL’s help. Some of the nation’s top brain scientists gathered Wednesday at the Boston University ...

BY JAY COHEN CHICAGO (AP) — The floor belonged to Philip Feliciano, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell waited patiently for his question. Given an opportunity to ask Goodell about anything he wanted, Feliciano, a 55-year-old vascular surgeon from Bellevue, Washington, ...

BY MARYCLAIRE DALE PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld an estimated $1 billion plan by the NFL to settle thousands of concussion lawsuits filed by former players, potentially ending a troubled chapter in league history. The decision ...

BY DAVE CAMPBELL and TERESA M. WALKER On the contentious issue of concussions, the NFL has relented on a once-steadfast stance. Yes, the league acknowledged publicly for the first time, there is a connection between football and the devastating brain ...