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Vincent JacksonThe family now is taking steps to determine whether the former NFL star suffered from CTE before his tragic death … by donating his brain to researchers.
A spokesman for the wide receiver’s family told several media outlets this week that the 38-year-old man’s brain was given to experts at Boston University to study shortly after he was found dead on Monday.
“Vincent, being who he was, would like to help as many people as possible”, representative of the family Allison Gorrell I told New York Times.
“It is something that his family wanted to do to get answers to some of their questions.”
As we reported earlier, Jackson was found dead alone in a hotel room in Brandon, Florida … a place he has lived in since January.
When asked why Jackson – a man who earned more than $ 70 million in his NFL career – was there, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister He said the family believed it was all due to potential brain injuries sustained while playing football.
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“What the family is telling me is that he suffered from CTE,” said Chronister. “They believe he had a lot of concussion problems and when you suffer from it, you are not yourself.”
The sheriff added: “[The family believes] with all my heart, all of these actions are the result of what he suffered while playing in the NFL. “
An official cause of Jackson’s death has yet to be revealed … the county coroner says it may take months for the autopsy report to be completed.
In an initial death report released on Thursday … officials noted that Jackson history of alcohol use, but he was not a known drug user.