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NFL players open up about living with CTE fears

Original: How NFL players cope with CTE risks, fears and internal debates

NFL players are speaking about how they cope with the risks of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head hits in football. Players describe ongoing fears about their long-term health and internal debates over how long to keep playing, keeping attention on the league's handling of brain injury.

Why now: Fresh reporting on players' personal struggles with CTE risk has renewed debate over football's long-term health toll.

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