Aaron Hernandez lawyer: Brain showed 'severe' case of CTE

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Aaron Hernandez lawyer: Brain showed 'severe' case of CTE

By JIMMY GOLEN, AP SPORTS WRITER BOSTON — Sep 21, 2017, 4:08 PM ET

Aaron Hernandez's lawyer says the former New England Patriots tight end's brain showed severe signs of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

In a news conference at his offices, attorney Jose Baez says testing showed that Hernandez had a severe case of the disease.

CTE can be caused by repeated head trauma and leads to symptoms like violent mood swings, depression and other cognitive difficulties. Hernandez killed himself in April in the jail cell where he was serving a life-without-parole sentence for a 2013 murder. His death came just hours before the Patriots visited the White House to celebrate their latest Super Bowl victory.

CTE can only be diagnosed in an autopsy. A recent study found evidence of the disease in 110 of 111 former NFL players whose brains were examined.

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[DinahMoeHum]

1. Mothers, don't let your babies grow up to play football. . .

When did Hernandez start playing tackle football? Pop Warner? then high school? then college?
then the NFL? It all adds up.

[Mosby]

2. he was in a gang

His first incident involving the police was when he was 17.

[joeybee12]

3. Not sure how strong a case this is

Guy was a mess for a long time. The real issue is the guy was young, hadn't played in what, 3-4 years, and already had CTEl. Shows how early the damage starts

[Mosby]

4. I can't help but to suspect the atty motives

Hernandez's daughter has a lot of money and he wants some of it, there is no effing way a jury is going to award her a judgement, when the family of the person he killed gets nothing.

The the lawyer is a shameless hack.

[joeybee12]

5. Probably

Too bad, too