edjr 5,564 Posted September 21, 2017 Aaron Hernandez lawyer: Brain showed 'severe' case of CTE https://finance.yahoo.com/news/aaron-hernandez-lawyer-brain-showed-severe-case-cte-200641700--spt.html BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Hernandez's lawyer says the former New England Patriots tight end's brain showed severe signs of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy. In a news conference at his offices, attorney Jose Baez says testing showed that Hernandez had a severe case of the disease. CTE can be caused by repeated head trauma and leads to symptoms like violent mood swings, depression and other cognitive difficulties. Hernandez killed himself in April in the jail cell where he was serving a life-without-parole sentence for a 2013 murder. His death came just hours before the Patriots visited the White House to celebrate their latest Super Bowl victory. CTE can only be diagnosed in an autopsy. A recent study found evidence of the disease in 110 of 111 former NFL players whose brains were examined. CTE has been linked with repeated concussions and involves brain damage particularly in the frontal region that controls many functions including judgment, emotion, impulse control, social behavior and memory. A star for the University of Florida when it won the 2008 title, Hernandez dropped to the fourth round of the NFL draft because of trouble in college that included a failed drug test and a bar fight. His name had also come up in an investigation into a shooting. In three seasons with the Patriots, Hernandez joined Rob Gronkowski to form one of the most potent tight end duos in NFL history. In 2011, his second season, Hernandez caught 79 passes for 910 yards and seven touchdowns to help the team reach the Super Bowl, and he was rewarded with a $40 million contract. But the Patriots released him in 2013, shortly after he was arrested in the killing of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee. Hernandez was convicted and sentenced to life in prison; the conviction was voided because he died before his appeals were exhausted, though that decision is itself being appealed. A week before his suicide, Hernandez was acquitted in the 2012 drive-by shootings of two men in Boston. Prosecutors had argued that Hernandez gunned the two men down after one accidentally spilled a drink on him in a nightclub, and then got a tattoo of a handgun and the words "God Forgives" to commemorate the crime. Could it have been from being banged in the ass and smacking his head repeatedly on the prison wall? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,648 Posted September 21, 2017 The Patriot Way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reality 2,710 Posted September 21, 2017 Hrmm.. This is starting to feel a lot like The Walking Dead.. Are we sure that all of us don't already have this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted September 21, 2017 Ain't that a kick in the head........... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted September 21, 2017 The Patriot Way Releasing a player when he's accused of a crime, yup. Giants did a whale of a job with the wife beating kicker. class act those giants. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,648 Posted September 21, 2017 Releasing a player when he's accused of a crime, yup. Giants did a whale of a job with the wife beating kicker. class act those giants. Mass murderer (convicted) vs a guy accused and never charged. Yeah, it's the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted September 22, 2017 Mass murderer (convicted) vs a guy accused and never charged. Yeah, it's the same. Actually they only got him for one murder (pending appeal). He was found not guilty on the other 2. Now, if CTE can only be diagnosed after death, is it possible that the act of dying causes CTE? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,564 Posted September 25, 2017 Mass murderer (convicted) vs a guy accused and never charged. Yeah, it's the same. Wrong again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites