Jon Reese is a former Yale football captain and a National Lacrosse Hall of Famer. He played hard, he played angry, and he never wanted to come off the field.
Years later, symptoms followed him into every part of life. Trauma compounded trauma. After 9/11, the weight of PTSD only deepened what his brain was already carrying. It wasn’t until someone finally asked about his contact sports history that things began to make sense.
Today, Jon is sharing what he’s been through so other former athletes and families know where to turn. In the video below, Jon talks honestly about his struggles with suspected CTE and the steadier ground he found through the Concussion & CTE Foundation HelpLine.
Through education and prevention programs, and research with our Global Brain Bank partners, we’re working tirelessly to End CTE.
Learn about symptoms, risk factors, and what causes the neurodegenerative disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).