Frank Wycheck, the NFL tight end best known for throwing the lateral that started the “Music City Miracle” and launched the Tennessee Titans’ run to the franchise’s lone Super Bowl appearance, had stage III chronic traumatic encelphalopathy when he died on Dec.

Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy before his 2023 death, his family announced Thursday.

Frank Wycheck was diagnosed with CTE just over a year after the former Titans star's death at the age of 52, his family revealed.

The family of late NFL tight end Frank Wycheck confirmed he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death 13 months ago,

NFL journey and the fears he had around his struggles and symptoms that he knew whole-heartedly was CTE,” his daughter said