Former Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck had stage III CTE at the time of his death in December 2023, researchers confirmed, his family said Thursday.

Former Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck died at 52 in December. His family revealed he suffered from CTE before his death.

On the 13-month anniversary of his passing, the family of Tennessee Titans legend Frank Wycheck announced that the tight end had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Stage III at the time of his death.