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Player's brain shows signs of CTE

Associated Press

Thursday, October 22, 2009

A football player who never competed beyond the college level suffered from a degenerative brain disease previously discovered in former NFL players. Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine announced Thursday that Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy was diagnosed in the donated brain of Mike Borich, who died of a drug overdose at age 42 in February. It was the first time an advanced case of CTE was found in a player who did not advance past the college game. The findings suggest a ...

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