87 of 91 tested ex-NFL players had brain disease linked to head trauma

(CNN) Eighty-seven of 91 former NFL players who donated their brains to science after death tested positive for a brain disease that is believed to be linked with repeated head trauma and concussions, researchers said.

The former players were found to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University...

 http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/18/health/nfl-brain-study-cte/