Not sure if this has already been discussed but apparently DT had stage 2 CTE. https://concussionfoundation.org/new...ed-stage-2-cte
I've asked this before but I wish we had more info on CTE. I would like to know what an average rough housing (for a lack of a better term) male's brain would look like in terms of CTE compared to a typical NFL player's? By rough housing male maybe we could define risk categories. I'll take myself as an example. I would say I:
Have had 10+- bicycle/atv wrecks that would be classified as moderate to severe
Have been in 7 or so fist fights that included hits to the head
Have played 12 or more seasons of contact sports
Have bumped my head 20 or more times hard enough to cause a headache or worse.
I would guess I fit in a risk category that would be higher than average, but I really don't know. Are there some things I'm missing?
I'd like to see a database that people could volunteer for and keep these kind of stats updated then donate their brains after death for study and maybe we could learn more about this. Maybe this already exists.
Whatever the reality is it's sad.