Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas had stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a form of brain degeneration that has been found in other athletes, his family announced Tuesday.
had stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a form of brain degeneration that has been found in other athletes, his family announced Tuesday.. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office said a copy of his autopsy report was not ready for release; authorities have said foul play was not suspected.
Stage 2 of the condition, known as CTE, is often linked to progressive behavior, mood and cognitive abnormalities, the Concussion Legacy Foundation said Tuesday in a. Thomas suffered from depression, anxiety and panic attacks and had trouble with his memory, the foundation said. Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the Boston University CTE Center, said she hopes the news is a wake-up call. The center diagnosed Thomas with CTE after his family agreed to donate his brain.
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