Faculty Experts
        Understanding CTE: The hidden cost of repeated head trauma in sports
    
      September 10, 2025
      
        
        7 min
      
    
    As football season kicks off across the country, so does the recurring conversation around concussions, mental health and the long-term risks of repeated head trauma. At the center of this discussion is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive brain disease increasingly associated with contact sports like football.