Former elite football players may age faster than their more average peers, a new study suggests. NFL players, especially former linemen, had fewer disease-free years and earlier high blood ...

MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- More than one-third of living former professional American-style football (ASF) players report perceived chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is ...

The findings are based on a Harvard University survey of retired professional football players whose careers spanned from 1960 and 2020. Of the 1,980 respondents, 681 said they believed they had CTE.

ATLANTA, GA—There’s a flag on the play when it comes to the cardiovascular health of retired professional football players, a new study suggests. Among a group of athletes who retired from the ...