Scott Ross (American football)
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 7, 1968 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Died: | September 21, 2014 (aged 45) Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Lake Forest (CA) El Toro |
| College: | USC |
| NFL draft: | 1991 / Round: 11 / Pick: 293 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Scott M. Ross (December 7, 1968 – September 21, 2014) was an American football linebacker who played one season with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Saints in the eleventh round of the 1991 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at the University of Southern California and attended El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California.[2]
Ross died of heart failure on September 21, 2014.[3] He is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "SCOTT ROSS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ "Former USC All-American, plaintiff in head-trauma suit, dies at 45". foxsports.com. September 24, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. 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.