He was one of the NFL’s most feared runners. Now Larry Johnson fears what football did to his brain
Summary
Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson says he has little memory of much of his NFL career and fears that football affected his brain. He suspects he may have CTE, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head impacts, but the disease can only be confirmed after death.Key Facts
- Johnson played seven NFL seasons and left professional football in 2011.
- He says he can recall little of his career beyond about 2006 or 2007.
- Johnson became a key player for the Chiefs after Priest Holmes suffered a season-ending neck injury in 2005.
- Johnson rushed for 1,750 yards and 20 touchdowns in nine weeks during the 2005 season.
- In 2006, Johnson ran for 1,789 yards on 416 carries, an NFL record for carries in a season.
- A study of former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 found CTE in 74.5% of them.
- Among nearly 400 donated brains examined in the study, 93.5% showed evidence of CTE.
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