After absorbing the latest round of evidence linking playing football to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), former Patriot linebacker Ted Johnson was pleased in a way, even if the news wasn’t particularly good.
Why?
The more information for the players, the better, he said.
With added knowledge on the subject, Johnson, who suffered multiple concussions during 10 seasons in the NFL, has already seen changes in football from some players retiring early to others changing how they play the game.
He believes the latest findings from a new Boston University Medical School study, a post-mortem test for CTE that came up positive for 110 of the 111 brains donated from NFL players, will further help players make educated decisions going forward.