DAILYCALLER (Leena Nasir) - Marshawn Kneeland Diagnosed With CTE Months After He Died By Suicide
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The family of Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland revealed Tuesday that he was diagnosed with Stage 1 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Kneeland’s family shared the heartbreaking news eight months after he died by suicide at the age of 24, according to a Concussion & CTE Foundation press release. Following his death, his brain tissue was donated for research through the foundation, according to ABC 8 News. An examination conducted by researchers at the Boston University CTE Center reached the diagnosis. CTE can only be confirmed after death because it necessitates signs of eroding brain tissue, according to the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Ann McKee, director of the Boston University CTE Center and chief of neuropathology for…Open