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Former Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler has been added to the growing list of NFL players afflicted by the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Michael Keck was 25 when he died in 2013. A former football star at Harrisonville High and later Missouri and Missouri State, he left behind wife Cassandra and son Justin.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. There is growing attention and research on the potential effects and risks for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a degenerative condition linked to repeated head injuries. First identified in the 1920s, CTE can cause difficulties with thinking, physical problems, emotions, and other behaviors. Currently, CTE is only diagnosed after death by studying sections of the brain.