Researchers at West Virginia University have been studying the brain of Cincinnati Bengal’s receiver, Chris Henry, after his death last winter.

After analyzing his brain, researchers found the Henry was suffering from brain trauma called chronic traumatic encephalopathy. After finding this condition some believe that this brain injury could have contributed to his behavior and mental state on the day that he died.

Henry died in December in an accident near Charlotte, N.C. after he fell from a pickup truck and suffered a fractured skull and brain hemorrhaging.

Brain injuries can have life-changing outcomes for everyone involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.