Danny Farquhar, who suffered a brain hemorrhage from a ruptured aneurysm last April, took another step toward appearing in a real game by pitching a second simulated contest.
The manager of former WWE star Chyna, who died last week, said the wrestler's brain will be donated for CTE research to see "what made Chyna tick."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. talked about his decision Friday to donate his brain for science, saying he is willing to do "anything I can do to help others."
The NFL has demanded that the New York Times retract a story saying the league omitted concussion cases, according to a report.
The NFL, for the first time, acknowledged there is a link between football-related head trauma and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
Albert Haynesworth, the former Titans and Redskins defensive tackle, said he had two brain aneurysms in 2014 that nearly killed him, adding that he struggles with memory loss.