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Study Finds NFL Players Face Higher Risk of Death From Neurodegenerative Disease

A study of 19,824 former NFL players found they were nearly four times more likely to die from neurodegenerative diseases than the general population despite lower overall mortality. Researchers reported dementia deaths were 3.8 times higher and Parkinson’s deaths were 3.88 times higher, while players with careers lasting at least five seasons faced nearly double the risk of neurodegenerative death.