# After the Loss of a Son, a Football Coach Confronts a Terrible Truth

- Published: 2023-08-28T23:06:56Z
- Updated: 2026-07-07T06:30:56Z
- Section: Sports
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/sports/ncaafootball/football-concussions-cte.html
- Tags: The New York Times · College Football
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Meiko Locksley was found to have had a degenerative brain disease often associated with football. His father, the head coach at Maryland, is still reckoning with the implications.

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