Late NFL Star Had CTE at Time of Death, Report Confirms
"Our family is grateful to learn of his confirmed CTE diagnosis in hopes to continue our father's desire to bring awareness, increased intervention, education, and support for NFL ...
Frank Wycheck found to have Stage 3 CTE, his family announces
His brain had been ravaged by football. Researchers at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center have determined that the onetime NFL star and Northeast Philadelphia native, who died ...
Late NFL tight end Frank Wycheck had CTE, his family reveals, hoping to further raise awareness
His daughters said they had challenges understanding both the physical and mental changes from their father, who died at 52 in 2023, thinking he was just missing the spotlight of his career.
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Frank Wycheck CTE diagnosis reminder that real human beings play a brutal game | Opinion
Almost every tackle football game that's ever played on any level. It's what Wycheck did on the NFL level for over a decade. CTE can lead to significant mental health issues like memory loss, ...
Another deceased NFL player had CTE at time of his death: report
Researchers at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center confirmed Thursday that Frank Wycheck, the former Tennessee Titans tight end who keye ...
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NFL families demand justice without exhumations for CTE diagnoses
Families of deceased NFL players pushed an appeals court to reverse a federal court's decision that they must dig up and ...
Former Tennessee Titans star Frank Wycheck diagnosed with CTE after death, family reveals
Former Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck died at 52 in December. His family revealed he suffered from CTE before his ...
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Late NFL Legend Frank Wycheck Had CTE, Family Announces
The family of late NFL tight end Frank Wycheck confirmed he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death 13 months ago, per ESPN. CTE is a degenerative brain ...
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Former NFL star Frank Wycheck suffered from CTE prior to death, researchers say
A 2017 study conducted by the Boston University CTE Center concluded that the brains of 99% of former NFL players had at least trace amounts of the neurodegenerative disease. Researchers studied ...
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Former NFL Star Diagnosed With CTE After Dying At 52
But now in hindsight, I understand that he was suffering from the symptoms of CTE due to the repeated trauma his brain and body endured over 11 seasons in the NFL. My father put his body on the ...
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Frank Wycheck, late Titans star, diagnosed with CTE after death, family reveals
After retirement, he fought for years to bring light to his post-NFL journey and the fears he had around his struggles and symptoms that he knew whole-heartedly was CTE. He often felt forgotten ...