The CTE Center at Boston University announced Tuesday that an examination of former Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas' brain revealed he had Stage 2 CTE at the time of his death last December at age 33.
The family of late Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas announced Tuesday that Boston University researchers have diagnosed him with stage 2 of chronic traumatic encephalopathy , a degenerative brain disease caused by repetitive head trauma.
Although the Fulton County Medical Examiner has not released autopsy results, Thomas’ death has been speculated as seizure-related. The CTE Center said epileptic seizures can be associated with late-stage CTE, but “it is far more likely that he developed post-traumatic epilepsy after a motor vehicle accident and fall he experienced several years before his death.”
In its statement, the BU CTE Center said Thomas’ brain showed “multiple CTE lesions … throughout the frontal and temporal lobes.” The Concussion Legacy Foundation was founded in 2007 by Chris Nowinski, who played football at Harvard and was a professional wrestler who was forced to retire due to concussions. The CLF’s stated mission is to support all impacted by concussions and CTE, promote smarter and safer sports through education and innovation, and CTE prevention and research.
Other former NFL players who have been diagnosed with CTE include Junior Seau, Aaron Hernandez, Mike Webster, Dwight Clark and Andre Waters. Seau, Hernandez and Waters committed suicide; Webster was the first NFL player diagnosed with CTE following a fatal heart attack in 2002; and Clark died in 2018 because of ALS.
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