Taylor Dever News Today

The last time I’d walked through Tom Dever’s front door there was cause for celebration, as his son, Taylor, and a pair of Nevada Union teammates had just signed national letters of intent to play…

Taylor Dever was standing on the side of his dad’s deck taking a photo on his phone, when Tom Dever took a break from a family gathering to come outside.

Founded 15 years ago, the Concussion Legacy Foundation has taken a lead role in supporting those impacted by concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

It’s been nearly 15 years since Dr. Ann McKee first began studying the brains of former football players to better understand chronic traumatic encephalopathy and the disease’s prevalence among those who have played the game.

Former Notre Dame offensive lineman Taylor Dever, dead at 31 Share this story “Our Notre Dame football family lost a brother earlier this week with the passing of Taylor Dever. Taylor was a kind and affable person. He was also a player who grinded away for three seasons before becoming a starter in his fourth and fifth seasons. He was respected in our locker room and will be missed by many. Our thoughts and prayers are with his parents, Tom and Lori, and his sister, Megan.” Our program is m...