Nick Buoniconti will donate his brain to CTE research upon his death, the Miami Dolphins great announced Friday.
A Pro Football Hall of Famer who led the Dolphins’ No-Name Defense of 1972 perfect season, Buoniconti said his life has been damaged by football.
CTE, short for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a degenerative neurological disease connected to concussions football players suffered in their careers.
Buoniconti went public in May about suffering from dementia and symptoms of CTE, which can include depression, mood swings and aggressive behavior.
The disease can only be confirmed by studying brain tissue after death.