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Dr. Ann McKee: We have no idea what percentage of NFL players develop CTE

Dr. Ann McKee: We have no idea what percentage of NFL players develop CTE

Researchers in Boston studying the brains of deceased NFL players have found chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in more than 90 percent of them. That has led some to assume that more than 90 percent of NFL players develop CTE — a conclusion not supported by the science. Because researchers have studied the brains only…