*Unfortunately, the Aaron Hernandez CTE diagnosis did not come as a surprise to many one-time fans. Just 10 months after Aaron Hernandez signed a $40 million contract with the New England Patriots, he ...

BOSTON (KABC) -- Massachusetts officials announced Thursday afternoon that the brain of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez would be released after his family said it was being illegally withheld. Jose ...

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 ...

The wife and daughter of Aaron Hernandez have dropped their CTE lawsuit against the NFL and the New England Patriots and plan to re-file it Monday in another court. The "notice of voluntary dismissal ...

— -- BOSTON -- Tests conducted on the brain of former football star Aaron Hernandez showed severe signs of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and his attorney said ...

Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots gets tackled with his helmet by Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens during the 2013 AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 20, 2013, in Foxboro, ...

The neurodegenerative disease can only be diagnosed after death. — -- Days after his death, Aaron Hernandez's family announced that the former NFL star's brain will be examined for signs of ...

FILE - Ann McKee, director Boston University's center for research into the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, addresses an audience on the school's campus Nov. 9, ...

Two years have passed since Aaron Hernandez took his life in a Massachusetts prison and yet the public continues to be fascinated by his life story. Part of this obsession is due to the many ...

The "unique pattern" of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the debilitating brain disease known as CTE, has been found for the first time in a patient before he died, NBC News reported. It was detected ...