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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.
Sheriffâs Office investigating inmate death at Falkenburg Road Jail
Deputies found Vincentito Otero unresponsive on the floor of his cell on Tuesday.
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Vincentito Otero, 50, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Falkenburg Road Jail in Hillsborough County on Feb. 16. [ Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office ]
Published Feb. 18
The Hillsborough County Sheriffâs Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the Falkenburg Road Jail, according to a news release.
Deputies discovered Vincentito Otero, 50, unresponsive on the floor of his single-person cell around 2:45 a.m. during a routine well-being check, the release said. Jail medical staff and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded but were unable to revive Otero. He was pronounced dead at the jail, deputies said.
The brain of former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson is going to be donated for CTE research, a spokesperson for his family confirmed to CBS Tampa affiliate WTSP-TV. Evidence of CTE has been found in the brains of numerous athletes in sports that feature hard contact among their participants. The spokesperson, Allison Gorrell, told multiple news outlets […]
REVEALED: Staff at Florida hotel entered tragic ex-NFL star Vincent Jackson s room twice but thought he was sleeping, so only raised the alarm on the third day
Ex-NFL receiver Vincent Jackson may have died days before he was declared deceased at his Tampa-area hotel room earlier this week, it has been revealed
On both Saturday and Sunday, hotel staff entered the room, where they saw the 38-year-old Jackson slouched over on the couch, apparently asleep
By Monday, after seeing Jackson in the same position, staff called 911. He was pronounced dead later that morning. A cause of death hasn t been determined