At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds
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3 publishers have filed 3 reports that PageNews has grouped as one story.
The earliest report detected came from NPR News at 09:00 UTC on 25 August 2026, and the most recent from Channel News Asia 2 minutes later.
The coverage is filed under Sports. Each publisher's own headline, summary and link is below.
Order of coverage
- first NPR News — earliest coverage indexed by PageNews
- +1m Medical Xpress
- +2m Channel News Asia — latest publisher to join
Details appearing in more than one publisher
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Coverage from 3 publishers
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NPR News
At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds
Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.
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Medical Xpress
At least 1 in 4 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds
In a new study from Mass General Brigham, Boston University (BU), and the Concussion & CTE Foundation, researchers found evidence that at least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and
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Channel News Asia
NFL-At least one-in-four former players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study shows
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How the coverage developed
- first NPR News coverage detected At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds
- +1m Medical Xpress coverage detected At least 1 in 4 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds
- +2m Channel News Asia coverage detected NFL-At least one-in-four former players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study shows
Coverage analysis
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