Aaron Hernandez had advance stages of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death, according to his lawyer Jose Baez.
The Associated Press reports that during a news conference in his office on Thursday, September 21, Baez said he had filed a federal lawsuit against the NFL and the team the former star tight end had played for, the New England Patriots on behalf of Hernandez's daughter.
CTE can only be diagnosed in an autopsy. Tests conducted on Hernandez's brain at Boston University's Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center, concluded he was at stage 3 (of 4).
According to ESPN, that amount of brain damage is normally seen in a man in his late 60's.
Hernandez was 27 when he committed suicide in his cell at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts, on April 19, 2017.
At the time he was serving a life sentence without the possibility for parole for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd.
Five days before hanging himself, Hernandez was acquitted in the 2012 drive-by shootings of two men in Boston.
CTE is found in people who have suffered repeated concussions. Symptoms include depression, impaired judgement, suicidal thoughts or behavior, emotional instability and impulsive behavior.
Former NFL players found to have CTE include Ken Stabler, Junior Seau. Bubba Smith, Rob Lytle, Mosi Totupu, Frank Gifford and 104 others.
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