By Jill Sperling

Research indicates former CFL player Rick Klassen had CTE

Jul 6, 2017 | 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS — Former B.C. Lions player Rick Klassen died at the age of 57 last December from cancer. Had he lived to an older age, there’s a chance that his quality of life may been dramatically affected by something else.

The Canadian Concussion Centre today released the results of an analysis of Klassen’s brain. It showed signs of CTE, a neurodegenerative brain disorder linked to multiple concussions.