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OTL: Former Lions RB Mel Farr had Stage 3 CTE at his death in 2015

Former Lions running back Mel Farr, who retired from the NFL in 1973, had Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died in 2015, according to Outside The Lines.

  • Jan 30, 2017
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