Framing Analysis
A study published in The BMJ examined brain donations from 235 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 and found CTE in 215 cases. Researchers from Mass General Brigham, Boston University, and the Concussion Legacy Foundation reported that this corresponds to at least 25 percent of the 878 total deaths in the period. The study also noted NFL players face approximately four times the general population rate of death from neurodegenerative disease.