USD journo tackles CTE

A 2017 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found 110 out of 111 brains of those who played in the National Football League had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). In 2023 Arizona State’s Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center learned that the worst damage to developing brains comes from repeated blows to the head especially among those who play American football. The NFL, the Fox group and the Trump Organization are among the country's most hated companies so dissolving the NFL then ending college and high school ball can't happen soon enough. 

A University of South Dakota journalist is telling readers just how horrible the results have become.

Eight-hundred-seventy-eight former NFL players died between 2016 and 2021. Researchers were able to examine 235 of the deceased players’ brains, and found CTE in 215 (91.5%) of those brains. This means that at least one in four NFL players have the disease. Tanner Peterson, the coordinator of athlete mental health, addiction & preventative services at USD, discusses student athlete mental health and what he looks out for. Peterson compares mental health to physical health, “Just like we anticipate physical strain with student-athletes, we also want to equip them with the tools to manage the mental and emotional strain of being a student-athlete.” The disease cannot be diagnosed until after death however, so the current rate of CTE in current NFL and football players is unknown. [Brady Cartledge, The Volante]

"Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has devastated generations of football players. Does that mean it’s unethical to be a fan?" www.statnews.com/2026/09/14/f...

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— STAT (@statnews.com) September 14, 2026 at 11:10 AM