Rick Arrington, a former quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Ed Lothamer, a former defensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs who won Super Bowl IV, both had the brain illness.

CTE can only be diagnosed after death. Among the former players that BU researchers found CTE in are former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Rick Arrington and former Kansas City Chiefs defensive ...

Researchers at the Boston University CTE Center recently announced that they have now diagnosed CTE in the brains of 345 of 376 (91.7%) of NFL players studied. Arrington was among them. By ...

Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Rick Arrington and former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Ed Lothamer, who won Super Bowl 4 with the team, were both diagnosed with the brain disease.

The center noted that two players diagnosed with CTE in the past year, former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Rick Arrington and former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Ed Lothamer, once played ...

Feb. 6 (UPI) --Researchers at Boston University said they have identified chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of more than 91% of former NFL players involved in an ongoing study of the ...

are the granddaughters of Rick Arrington, who spent the 1970 through 1972 seasons with the Eagles and started five games, going 1-3-1 with three touchdown passes (to Lee Bougess, Tom Woodeshick ...