CTE found in players from more than 100 college fo
Players from more than 100 college football programs have been diagnosed with CTE, the Concu sion Legacy Foundation .The report on a studyconducted by theVA-BU-CLF Brain Bank a collaboration among the Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston Universityand
Chris Paddack Jersey the Concu sion Legacy Foundation says that every Power 5 conference has at least one of its schools represented among the 15 programs with three or more confirmed cases of chronic, degenerative brain disease.The 15 programs that have three or more confirmed CTE cases have combined for 64 national championships.MORE: This information
Ha-Seong Kim Jersey is being released to raise awarene s that CTE is not just an i sue for profe sional football players, said Chris Nowinski, co-founder and CEO of the Concu sion Legacy Foundation. The data should not be interpreted to say that players from these schools are at
Craig Stammen Jersey greater risk than other college players. Instead, the data shows the widespread reach of this disease, and the commitment by the alumni and their families of these schools to support CTE research by participating in brain donation.Michigan State has the most CTE cases notedwith seven. Georgia has the second mostwith six. Five
Luis Perdomo Jersey schools, including Southern California, Auburn and Arkansas, have four recorded cases.The SEC has the most recorded cases (28) as a conference with78 percent (11 of 14) of the programswithin the conference reporting that former players have suffered from the chronic, degenerative disease.CTE, which is understood to becaused by repetitivebrain trauma, has forced both
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