Mike Vrabel responds to BU study on NFL players and CTE
FOXBOROUGH – According to a study published in peer-reviewed journal JAMA Network Open on Wednesday, an estimated 74.5 percent of NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the neurodegenerative disease known as CTE. The lead author of the study is Julia Gallini, a PhD candidate at Boston University School of Public Health. She told the Boston Globe that while the results were concerning, they don’t necessarily mean that 75 percent of all NFL players will have CTE. “We don’t know that number,” Gallini said. “The magnitude of this number, though, is very concerning. It still tells us we need to be concerned about the risk of current players developing CTE.” Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, who played in the NFL for 14 seasons before beginning his coaching career, was asked to reflect on the study’s findings during his press conference on…