Note: quotes and statistics from Paul Kuharsky’s original story, linked within this article.
Frank Wycheck, a former tight end for the Tennessee Titans during the best years of the organization in Tennessee, believes he has CTE. CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) is a degenerative disease found in people who have had a severe or repeated blows to head. An uncomfortable amount of former football players have been diagnosed with CTE (can only be diagnosed in an autopsy), and it’s a legitimate concern for the future of many former football players’ lives and the life of football itself.