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Marshawn Kneeland’s CTE Diagnosis | El Paso News
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Tragically, former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, just 24, died in a high-speed police chase — and his brain, studied by Boston University, revealed early-stage CTE, a degenerative disease tied to repeated head trauma. His family honored him with compassion, urging awareness as experts stress that current safety measures fall short in preventing CTE, which can only be diagnosed posthumously. Kneeland’s story underscores the urgent need for better protocols to reduce head impacts across all levels of play, even as he rose from childhood football to the NFL in just a decade.
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