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New study finds NFL players nearly four times more likely to die of neurodegenerative disease - NBC Sports

Reported by Mike Florio | July 8, 2026, 5:10 pm

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"A fourfold increase in dementia rates from a presumed environmental cause is immense."

A new study from Mass General Brigham, Boston University, and the Concussion & CTE Foundation has concluded that NFL players have a higher risk of death due to neurodegenerative disease than the …

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