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 | Safety in question after high school   deaths |   |  It was a heartbreaking week for three families, football teams   and communities. Three players from three different states -- Alabama, North   Carolina and New York -- died last week. And while investigations are underway in   each case, it is believed the deaths may have been related to football.  |  
 
 
 | Athletes   and CTE |   |  CTE is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain. See   which NFL players and other athletes have been diagnosed with CTE.  |  
 
 
 
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