How many NFL players have died of CTE

Among the 111 nfl players, 99% had.A new list released in november 2016 mentions cte in 90 of 94 brains of former and deceased nfl players.The times said 16 of the 77 nfl players from the 1970s and 1980s who have died since 2000.Here are the stories, and the obituaries, of 20 former pro football players, including hall of fame members junior seau, ollie matson, tommy nobis, frank gifford, and ken stabler, who were found.The study is the largest of its kind, and focused on the brains of 202 deceased former football players.

Nfl players aaron hernandez, frand gifford, and andre waters were all diagnosed with cte.Divorced by his wife and spending periods of time homeless, webster's later years were a sad state of affairs for a great athlete.Those diagnosed with als can receive up to $5 million.