NegativeInjuryTue, June 16, 2026
Smith's family investigating CTE's potential role in his sudden death at 36.
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Aldon Smith, former San Francisco 49ers All-Pro edge rusher, died Saturday at age 36. His family's attorneys are investigating the cause of death and have arranged for his brain to be sent to Boston for examination of CTE and damage from repeated concussions and head trauma sustained throughout his career. Smith suffered numerous concussions during his playing years, and the family is examining whether CTE may have played a role in his sudden death.
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The family of former San Francisco 49ers edge rusher Aldon Smith will send his brain to Boston for CTE and concussion research... investigating all of the aspects of this tragedy, including the potential role CTE might have played given the numerous concussions Smith suffered throughout his career.
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- Aldon Smith, former San Francisco 49ers All-Pro edge rusher, died Saturday at age 36. His family's attorneys are investigating the cause of death and have arranged for his brain to be sent to Boston for examination of CTE and damage from repeated concussions and head trauma sustained throughout his career. Smith suffered numerous concussions during his playing years, and the family is examining whether CTE may have played a role in his sudden death.
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