AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTA new study shows that N.F.L. players have a high risk for developing degenerative brain disease. Does anyone in your family play football? We want to know your thoughts.Listen · 0:49 min Some brain researchers encourage delaying the start of tackle football.Credit...Tamir Kalifa for The New York TimesAug. 25, 2026, 7:13 a.m. ETA new study has found that at least 1 in 4 of all N.F.L. players should expect to get chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.The disease, known as C.T.E., can lead to behavioral changes, rage, memory loss, depression and advanced dementia.We would like to know how parents and nonprofessional players balance the desire to play football against the risks of C.T.E.Please let us know by using the form below. A New York Times reporter may follow up with you. We will not publish your answers without calling you first.Juliet Macur is a national reporter at The Times, based in Washington, D.C., who often writes about America through the lens of sports.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT