Daniel Daneshvar
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“We and others have shown that in NFL players, specifically, there is about a four times higher rate of death from neurodegenerative disease than the general population,”
Daniel Daneshvar · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25
A study of 878 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 found elevated rates of neurodegenerative disease.
“They occurred at the collegiate level and at the high school level and in many cases the youth level. And all of those cumulative hits to the head added up to result in an increased risk.”
Daniel Daneshvar · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25
Daneshvar explained that cumulative head impacts at collegiate, high school, and youth levels contributed to increased CTE risk.
“The bulk of the head impacts that these former NFL players experienced didn't occur at the NFL level,”
Daniel Daneshvar · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25
Researchers urged the NFL to take prevention measures to reduce repetitive head impacts across all levels of the sport.
“These findings indicate that NFL players have a higher prevalence of CTE at death than has been previously shown in multiple community based studies.”
Daniel Daneshvar · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25
The study found 215 of 235 brain donors had CTE, indicating a higher prevalence than previously shown.