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Neurodegenerative Mortality May Be Higher in NFL Players

The largest study of former National Football League players found excess persisted even after accounting for the lower overall mortality associated with elite athletic participation.

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  • Andrea Surnit

  • July 15, 2026

  • 4 min

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Neurodegenerative Mortality May Be Higher in NFL Players

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • July 15, 2026

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