ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The former NFL player accused of killing six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in April had stage 2 CTE, according to doctors who examined Phillip Adams' brain.

Officers responding to a 911 call found Dr. Robert Lesslie, his wife Barbara and two of their grandchildren, ages 5 and 9, dead. The suspected shooter, former NFL player Phillip Adams, was found ...

Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams who shot and killed six people and then himself in 2021. New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was convicted a murder before his death by suicide at 27 years old.

Now, some of the players that have been diagnosed with CTE include Aaron Hernandez, Terry Long, and Phillip Adams. All of them took their own lives. Hernandez and Adams even killed other people.

The NFL first acknowledged the link between CTE and football in 2016. Former NFL player Phillip Adams was found to have severe CTE after he gunned down six people before taking his own life in ...

Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams who shot and killed six people and then himself in 2021. New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was convicted a murder before his death by suicide at 27 years old.