The family of former Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson said Thursday that Jackson, who was found dead at 38 years old last February, has been diagnosed by brain researchers as having stage II chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more commonly known as CTE.
“Vincent dedicated so much of his life to helping others. Even in his passing, I know he would want to continue that same legacy,” Lindsey Jackson, Vincent’s widow, said in a statement. “By donating his brain to the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, we hope to continue to see advancements in CTE research, enabling physicians to diagnose the disease in the living and ultimately find treatment options in the future.