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Why NFL players still risk CTE despite knowing the dangers

Original: Here's why NFL players risk CTE despite knowing the dangers

ESPN is examining why NFL players continue to accept the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy despite widespread awareness of its links to repeated head impacts. The piece explores the physical, financial and cultural pressures that keep athletes playing football even as research on brain damage mounts and former players' health struggles remain in the spotlight.

Why now: Ongoing concern about brain injuries in professional football keeps CTE research and player safety in the news.

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