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Boston University neuropathologists said Phillip Adams had chronic traumatic encephalopathy — a degenerative brain disease found in many former football players.
Adams is accused of killing six people before committing suicide in April.
A former NFL player who shot and killed six people and then took his own life in April was suffering from a severe medical condition brought on by repeated
Phillip Adams played 78 NFL games for six teams over six seasons.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — An autopsy revealed unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina, before killing himself in April, authorities announced Tuesday.