Grip on Sports: CTE and the death of a young athlete

....As research has been done and we’ve come to learn more about how continual trauma affects the progression of the disease, its changed the way football is practiced and played. But it hasn’t changed the bottom line: CTE is real and it is a curse for many former – and current – athletes.

The disease struck again yesterday, in the form of a well-planned and well-intentioned media blitz orchestrated by Tyler Hilinski’s parents....

....• So where do we go from here? If a player like Tyler Hilinski, who didn’t play one of the positions in football that involves consistent and repeated blows, can develop the disease, is anyone safe?...

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Bethany`s Notes: A good question...is anyone safe? What makes someone less susceptible to CTE? I think most of us thought the position a athlete played but perhaps there is more. The information and research on CTE is ongoing and interesting to follow.