A new study of the brain of Frank Wycheck, the late Tennessee Titans tight end who died in 2023, revealed some illuminating information about the NFL star at the time of his death. A post-mortem study of Wycheck's brain at Boston University's Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center concluded
The family of late Tennessee Titans legend Frank Wycheck announced the tight end tested positive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) stage III. Wycheck died at 52 after falling at his home in Chattanooga, Tenn., in Dec. 2023.
His daughters said they had challenges understanding both the physical and mental changes from their father, who died at 52 in 2023, thinking he was just missing the spotlight of his career.
Former Tennessee Titans star Frank Wycheck was suffering from ... A study of his brain done at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center determined the former player was dealing with the degenerative brain disease linked to blows ...
His brain had been ravaged by football. Researchers at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center have determined that the onetime NFL star and Northeast Philadelphia native, who died at age 52 in December 2023,