Overview
- Scroggins’ family told TMZ he struggled with chronic traumatic encephalopathy in retirement and blamed NFL head trauma for his “untimely demise.”
- The Detroit Lions announced his passing on Feb. 9 after a decade-long career in Detroit from 1992 to 2001.
- He appeared in 142 regular-season games and recorded 60.5 sacks and 321 tackles, placing him among the franchise’s most productive pass rushers.
- CTE can only be definitively diagnosed after death, and reporters note it is unclear whether the family will have his brain examined.
- He was among thousands of former players who sued the NFL over concussions and filed an additional claim in 2016, when his attorney described memory loss, depression and angry outbursts; some reports list Feb. 6 as his date of death, creating a timeline discrepancy.