However before he had a chance to play in the NFL he … He left notes for his family asking that his brain be donated to science, and researchers at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University's School of Medicine concluded he had "moderately advanced" brain damage related to blows to the head. NFL History Dead and Gone: NFL Players That Left Us Too Soon Kimberley Nash @ sambrooklyn. [7], On July 27, 2012, an autopsy report concluded that the former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling, who died from suicide in April 2012, had CTE.[8][9]. In some cases, the player has received a diagnosis of ALS but symptoms are consistent with CTE. At present, there is no definitive CTE test available for living persons. This list is incomplete. 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