Study estimates 75% of NFL players who died over 15-year span had CTE
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Study estimates 75% of NFL players who died over 15-year span had CTE was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 3, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 17 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #10 of 30, reached on Nov 3, 18:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 3, 20:37 UTC.
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Holy buried lede, Batman: The bulk of the head impacts that these former NFL players experienced didn’t occur at the NFL level. They occurred at the collegiate level ... and at the high school level and in many cases the youth level. And all of those cumulative hits to the head added up to result in an increased…
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Is Study estimates 75% of NFL players who died over 15-year span had CTE trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 3, 20:37 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Study estimates 75% of NFL players who died over 15-year span had CTE reached?
#10 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 3, 18:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Study estimates 75% of NFL players who died over 15-year span had CTE been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 3, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (17 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
19 points and 1 comment; submitted by gmays on Nov 3, 2026.