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Originally Posted by Why Not?
No, I’m not. Can you provide a link and a list of the players who have tested positive for CTE and have been traded?
Legit request.
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No, I'm sorry, I can't.
Basically, because these data are not released in phone calls, as you suggested CHunt should be doing with his buddies when trading players.
However I can provide you with some figures and links, so you can draw your own conclusions.
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...the studies that aim to identify the prevalence of CTE in football players have shown unequivocal findings. In the largest ever case series of CTE, involving 202 deceased former football players, Mez et al. (49) demonstrated the existence of CTE in 87%, including 99% ex-NFL Players"
https://www.ncbi.
.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6018081/
If you don't already know what P-Tau is, here you can find a very simple explanation:
https://www.inverse.com/article/3805...fl-controversy
And here's a simple explanation about the antibodies and markers being used for early diagnose of P-Tau buildup in the brain.
Which is not a diagnosis of CTE but an indicator of a "risk factor" which may explain symptoms (behavioral or of different nature) related to the presence - and quantity - of FDDNP/P-Tau.
https://www.livescience.com/50163-fo...ease-risk.html
I hope you and all the former players on this board will find these links useful in case they experience even mild symptoms.
Things can be tried today if a risk factor is diagnosed in the early stages, and a lot of money is being invested in this.
We may argue as friends if releasing KHunt was a smart move or not, or about Andy's time management - which is what makes this board great - but I believe information regarding health issues which anyone may face in the future, not necessarily related to Football as this is NOT the only cause of CTE, should not be misrepresented.
Hope your more than "legit request" is fulfilled.
EDIT:
Sorry about the middle fingers emoticon in the link LOL. That's how this board interprets "n l m" in the link, nothing I can do about it.
The link works fine though.