Stabler was afflicted by CTE

Super Bowl- winning Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, who died last July of colon cancer, suffered from the degenerative brain disease CTE, the New York Times reported. Stabler, who was 69, is the latest in a growing list of former NFL players found to have suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, which is linked to repeated head trauma. A colorful player who was nicknamed “The Snake” because of his elusive running style, Stabler had requested that his brain be donated to researchers to study for patterns of CTE after his mind had become increasingly erratic in his final years.