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    Aaron Hernandez's Brain Reveals Signs Of CTE, Says Lawyer

    The former NFL star, who stopped playing at age 23, allegedly had brain damage more consistent with a player three times his age.
    by Richard Gonzales Sep 21, 2017 2 minutes

    The brain of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez showed severe signs of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, referred to as CTE, according to doctors who conducted tests after he committed suicide in April while imprisoned for murder.

    "We're told it was the most severeannouncing the filing of a lawsuit against the National Football League and the New England Patriots. Hernandez was 27 when he in his prison cell.

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