article_snippet: Joseph brain was later found to have severe CTE, a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions in football.
article_snippet: After learning about CTE, I knew Joseph Chernach had it even before we got the results.
article_snippet: The symptoms were all there.
article_snippet: We knew nothing about concussions then.
article_snippet: More people are talking about CTE.
article_snippet: Borland said Borland quit because Borland was afraid of brain injuries.