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The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner said that former wide receiver Vincent Jackson died from chronic alcohol use and determined that the manner death was 'natural,'.
Vincent Jackson's family says the late Tampa Bay Buccaneers star has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive head trauma.
Adams, 32, played 78 NFL games for six different teams across six seasons before retiring in 2015. His family say that his mental health deteriorated enormously afterwards.
To test whether a player has experienced cognitive decline due to CTE, the NFL uses the 'Heaton norms' - a study which concluded white people perform better than black people on cognitive tests.
How Rock Hill killer's rampage unfolded: 911 calls reveal neighbor heard '20 gunshots' when ex-NFL player Phillip Adams stormed into doctor's home, killing him, his wife, two grandchildren and a repairman before turning gun on himself Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams allegedly killed five in a mass shooting on Wednesday in Rock Hill, South Carolina The victims were named as Dr Robert Lesslie, 70; wife Barbara, 69; grandchildren Noah, 5, and Adah, 8 James Lewis, 38, an HVAC technician who worked at Lesslies' property, was also killed Lewis' co-worker Robert Shook, a married dad-of-three, was shot...