Very sad to hear this...he was a true warrier IMO, but another victim to CTE. Just read that his family plans to allow him to be reviewed for CTE.
RIP Frank!
RIP Frank!
Wycheck was that safety blanket for McNair like Ben Coates was for Drew Bledsoe.. You just knew you could rely on him on 3rd down. We were in great hands with Wycheck as our TE.
May he RIP and reunite with McNair.
May he RIP and reunite with McNair.
yes
Money?
especially with his known discussions, I would imagine his case being legitimately for the science benefit.
Not really related but NE has a great history of TE.
Marv cook was before Coates but they played together for 1-2 years.
Passing was different then but that is legit comparable to Gronk/heranandez in the sense that those were 2 of the leagues top TE in 92-94 timeframe.
Depends how long there were complications
30 years not having to worry about money, nice lifestyle, access to best doctors outside of brain issues..
It's up to player to spend the money wisely, he at least had the option
Ben Troupe was the best!
Do we know that had anything to do with his death? It was reported as an accident.
This is terrible news. 52 is way too young. I'm taking this as an accident until we know more to think it had anything to do with CTE. A young person can have an accident. It is unusual though.
I was listening to the zone a lot back when he was doing the show and did not notice any issues with him remembering things.
I was listening to the zone a lot back when he was doing the show and did not notice any issues with him remembering things.
I haven’t seen any stories that CTE caused death. It seems like a contributing factor in head injuries that cause death (considered possibility here) and of course in the suicidal deaths like Seau or even Chris Benoit.
Most talented, but clearly wasn't the best.
Ben Troupe wasn't even that good with us. Jared Cook and even Jonnu Smith made more noise than him.
Guess it's only to be expected by RollTide to try and derail this thread.
Maybe it should be TROLLtide, lol.
Maybe the best talent, but nowhere on the same planet as what Wycheck did IMO. Wycheck was definitely not the best talent at TE that we have had, but IMO was the most impactful TE that this team has had since moving to Nashville.
So he fell and hit his head and laid there until the next day
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