Former NFL receiver Demaryius Thomas' family says he had CTE Associated Press Jul 6, 2022 Jul 6, 2022 Updated Jan 9, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BOSTON (AP) — Former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver Demaryius Thomas is the latest in a growing list of football players diagnosed with CTE.kAmw:D 72>:=J D2:5 %F6D52J E92E C6D62C496CD 7@F?5 E92E %9@>2D[ H9@ 5:65 :? s646>36C 2E 286 bb[ DF776C65 7C@> 49C@?:4 EC2F>2E:4 6?46A92=@A2E9J] %96 7@FC\E:>6 !C@ q@H= H:56 C646:G6C H2D 562=:?8 H:E9 56AC6DD:@?[ 2?I:6EJ 2?5 @E96C r%t DJ>AE@>D 2E E96 E:>6 @7 9:D 562E9]k^AmkAmr%t[ 2 5686?6C2E:G6 3C2:? 5:D62D6 H9:49 42? @?=J 36 5:28?@D65 A@DE9F>@FD=J[ 92D 366? 7@F?5 :? 9F?5C65D @7 7@C>6C }u{ A=2J6CD 2D H6== 2D D6>:\AC@ 2?5 9:89 D49@@= D@446C A=2J6CD] w2== @7 u2>6 =:?6324<6C yF?:@C $62F 925 r%t H96? 96 5:65 :? a_`a @7 2 8F?D9@E H@F?5 E@ E96 496DE]k^Am People are also reading… Flatwater Forum: Lexington begins to look ahead after Tyson closing Reese Kuecker takes on the Masters Tournament with UNL hospitality program Area athletes named to Omaha World-Herald 's 2026 Nebraska All-Class basketball teams Lexington Community Foundation celebrates 25 years of The Key Rapid Relief Team hosts appreciation meal for Gothenburg Fire Department Jose Lara steps into role as head coach of the Lexington girls wrestling program New documentary explores possibility of serial killer near Omaha Lexington welcomes Women’s Resource Center to the community Lexington Minutemen soccer Kitzings 70th wedding anniversary Whitthuhn displays Dear Jane quilt at Old Lady Trunk Show Kearney restaurant owner Carlos Godinez will be deported Maids Josslyn Mins and Millie Pepplitsch go undefeated at home invite Tuesday Lexington soccer takes down Scottsbluff Tuesday in Lexington Gothenburg boys track wins home Dutch Zorn Invite, Lady Swedes are the runners-up kAmw2== @7 u2>6CD z6? $E23=6C[ uC2?< v:77@C5 2?5 |:<6 (63DE6C 2=D@ H6C6 5:28?@D65 H:E9 r%t]k^AmkAmq@DE@? &?:G6CD:EJ r%t r6?E6C C6D62C496CD 5:D4@G6C65 E92E %9@>2D H2D 2E DE286 a 7@==@H:?8 2 3C2:? 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