Tony Dorsett diagnosed with signs of CTE
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Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett was recently diagnosed with early signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, otherwise known as CTE, A condition scientists believe is brought on by repeated head trauma has been linked to cases of depression and dementia, particularly cases involving former football players in recent years. Dorsett 59- said he boarded a flight to Los Angeles for the testing at UCLA, but had repeated difficulty remembering why he was on board the plane. A common occurrence for him.