NEW YORK --Mike Ditka remembers seeing Dave Duerson at ... the 1990 New York Giants, before wrapping up his career with the Arizona Cardinals. After he retired, Duerson owned several McDonald's ...

(CBS/AP) Dave Duerson, a former NFL player who committed suicide in February, had brain damage related to ... Long and Andre Waters committed suicide after their playing days, only to be diagnosed ...

Dave Duerson had chronic ... Boston University told reporters Monday. Duerson shot himself in the chest on Feb. 17, leaving a note requesting that his brain be sent to the "NFL brain bank" for ...

Before Dave Duerson shot himself in the chest, he left a note asking that his brain be studied for clues to whether brain ... findings this morning at the request of the Duerson family. After playing ...

BOSTON (CBS) --Former Bear Dave Duerson's degenerative ... had believed since before his death that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease, and he has ...

Mike Ditka remembers seeing Dave Duerson at a ... with the 1990 New York Giants, before wrapping up his career with the Arizona Cardinals. After he retired, Duerson owned several McDonald's ...

This is where Dave ... first before himself. I guess a lot of things caved in for him.” Family problems. Financial trouble. Fear that his brain was failing him. Now Dave Duerson is gone.

and was chosen for four Pro Bowls before retiring in 1993. Former Notre Dame and Bears defensive back Dave Duerson had brain damage when he committed suicide. Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images "Dave ...