Earlier this week 12-year NFL veteran
Vincent Jackson was found dead in a hotel room. Now it’s being reported that his body will be donated to scientists researching CTE.
Monday, Jackson, a popular wide receiver who played for the San Diego Chargers and then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before his retirement in 2018, was found dead in a hotel room in Brandon, Florida. The 38-year-old reportedly suffered from alcoholism and the concussion-linked brain disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is commonly known as CTE.
Allison Gorrell, a spokesperson for the family, has confirmed to
The New York Times that his loved ones have decided to donate his brain to leading researchers at Boston University seeking to learn more about CTE and its effects.