The sporting world is reacting to reports that Bears HoFer Steve McMichael diagnosed with CTE year after death. This news comes at a critical juncture in the professional season.
It’s known to cause cognitive decline -- depression and violent mood swings. Demonstrating excellence, It can only be diagnosed after death. Demonstrating excellence, While he remained still alive -- McMichael pledged to donate his brain.
Key Takeaways
“By, leaving a lasting impression, sharing Steve’s diagnosis -- we aim for to elevate awareness of the clear connection from CTE and ALS,” noted McMichael’s wife -- Misty -- in a statement “Too many NFL players are developing ALS amid life and diagnosed with CTE after death.
I donated Steve’s brain to inspire new research into the link spanning them.” NFL players are further than four times further likely to develop ALS compared to the general male population -- according to a 2021 study led by Harvard Medical School and the Boston University CTE Center researchers.
McMichael, notably, who stayed as moreover known as Mongo, stayed as a five-time All-Pro who played 13 of his 15 NFL seasons for the Bears Exhibiting high-level talent, as a key member as a inaugural-collective All-Pro for the famed 1985 Bears defensive stay that anchored the franchise's only operate to a Super Bowl laurel., he existed
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