Dorian Boose
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Position: | Defensive end | ||
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Born: | (1974-01-29)January 29, 1974 Frankfurt, West Germany | ||
Died: | November 22, 2016(2016-11-22) (aged 42) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
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College: | Walla Walla CC Washington State | ||
NFL draft: | 1998 / round: 2 / pick: 56 | ||
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Dorian Alexander Boose (January 29, 1974 – November 22, 2016) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft.[1][2] He played two seasons for the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2003 and 2004.
Boose committed suicide on November 22, 2016, in Edmonton, Alberta.[3][4] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), caused by repeated hits to the head.[5][6]
References
- ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Dorian Boose Stats".
- ^ "DORIAN BOOSE Obituary (2016) News Tribune (Tacoma)".
- ^ "The tragic life of Washington State Rose Bowl star Dorian Boose".
- ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
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