His lawyer on Thursday said tests showed the former NFL player had a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to head trauma like that suffered by many football players. Speaking at a press conference in Boston, Mr. Baez said a brain examination conducted by experts at Boston University revealed chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Photo: Boston University CTE CenterA spokesman for the NFL said the league hasn’t seen the lawsuit yet and could not comment. Dr. Ann McKee, who directs the CTE Center and is a professor pathology and neurology, conducted the exam. A study released in July showed that the vast majority of former football players whose brains were donated for research revealed signs of severe trauma.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 21, 2017 22:30 UTC