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Family to have Smith's brain checked for CTE
Key takeaways
- The family of Aldon Smith has decided to send his brain to medical experts in Boston to see if chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) played a role in the former NFL defensive lineman's death.
- Smith died Saturday at the age of 36, hours after he had delivered pizzas to a homeless charity.
- Smith's family has hired attorneys to help investigate his death.
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The family of Aldon Smith has decided to send his brain to medical experts in Boston to see if chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) played a role in the former NFL defensive lineman's death.
Smith died Saturday at the age of 36, hours after he had delivered pizzas to a homeless charity.
No cause of death has been given. Smith's family has hired attorneys to help investigate his death.
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