Tag: brain disease

In April, NFL star Aaron Hernandez took his own life while serving a murder sentence in prison. The following month, a Superior Court judge officially dismissed the murder conviction of the former New England Patriots player. Now, according to new reports, tests reveal that Hernandez had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that has been discovered in more than 100 former NFL players. From The New York Times: A lawyer for Hernandez, Jose Baez, in announcing the result at a news...