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Congress is again demanding answers from the NFL concerning Dan Snyder and the Washington Football Team. (Mark J. Rebilas/Reuters)

Hours after the Washington Post reported that team owner Daniel Snyder used a bribe, intimidation and private investigators to thwart a probe into allegations of Washington Football Team workplace misconduct, Congress demanded answers from the NFL.

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform released a statement on Tuesday that the "NFL must immediately turn over all evidence of Snyders interference and the other documents we requested over a month ago.

The statement was cosigned by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy. It cites "new reporting about Snyders efforts to obstruct an internal investigation by attorney Beth Wilkinson into allegations of wrongdoing within the Washington Football Team."

Tuesday's Post report was the latest followup to a 2020 report that cited 15 former team employees leveling accusations of sexual harassment, verbal abuse and misconduct at the Washington Football Team. The 2020 report prompted an NFL probe into the team. Snyder then released a statement that he was "committed to fully cooperating with all aspects of the investigation."

According to Tuesday's report, Snyder has since gone to great lengths to silence a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct in 2009, including taking legal efforts to prevent his accuser of speaking with Wilkinson. The report cites court documents filed by the accuser's attorney. An attorney for Snyder denied the accusation in subsequent court filings, according to the report.

Snyder's attorney A. Scott Bolden repeated the denial in a statement released after Tuesday's Post story was published.

Untrue," the statement reads. "It did not happen. Absolutely no effort was made by me or any Reed Smith lawyers to dissuade anyone from speaking with Beth Wilkinson or otherwise cooperating with her investigation, nor was any money offered to anyone not to cooperate. Anyone suggesting something to the contrary is lying.

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Snyder and his team otherwise declined request from the Post to comment for Tuesday's report.

Maloney, whose committee previously requested information from the NFL regarding the investigation, again called for the league to hand over documents.

It has become clear that Dan Snyders words and actions regarding the investigation into the Washington Football Team do not align, Maloney said, per the statement. While Mr. Snyder publicly stated that he wanted independent investigators to ferret out the truth, todays reporting suggests that he was privately trying to obstruct the efforts of the very investigator he hired in an effort to conceal damaging information. These disturbing revelations have only strengthened the Committees commitment to uncovering the truth in this matter. The NFL must honor Commissioner Goodells promise to cooperate with Congress and fully comply with the Committees request for documents.

Krishnamoorthi likewise demanded cooperation while declaring: "Snyder will stop at nothing."

Todays news confirms our worst fears: Dan Snyder actively fought to undermine NFLs investigation into WFTs hostile workplace culture, Krishnamoorthi said, per the statement. According to this reporting, not only did he try to prevent a key fact witness a woman he paid $1.6 million in a sexual misconduct settlement from speaking with investigators, he went as far as to send private investigator to witnesses homes. Snyder will stop at nothing. To get to the bottom of this story, NFL must immediately turn over all evidence of Snyders interference and the other documents we requested over a month ago.

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While traders are making bank chasing Apple to a $3 trillion market cap, many in the market are adding cash to their accounts amid heightened concerns around the Omicron variant and a more hawkish Federal Reserve.

Bank of America's monthly fund manager survey out Tuesday found cash allocation among investors surged 14 percentage points in December from November. Fund managers were net 36% overweight cash, the highest allocation to the asset class since May 2020.

Besides cash, investors also rotated into defensive sectors of the market such as health care and REITs.

"Hawkish central banks spark a surge in cash and more defensive asset allocation," explains BofA strategist Michael Hartnett.

Bullish...cash?

The cash bulls could unwind, Hartnett hints, if the Fed is a little less hawkish on policy at its meeting this week.

"If December FOMC [meeting] is dovish, crypto, unprofitable tech, banks, EM would rally if hawkish, cash stays cash," Hartnett adds.

Decreased investor appetite for risk-taking right now and more appetite to raise cash could be seen in the yawning bearishness in meme stocks.

Shares of GameStop and AMC dropped 4% and 6%, respectively, in pre-market trading Tuesday. On Monday, AMC's stock crashed 15% while GameStop tanked 13%.

Both popular meme stocks are down more than 60% from their highs achieved earlier in the year, when owning cash wasn't exactly in favor.

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Being tall has worked out well for Shaquille O'Neal. The NBA Hall of Famer won four rings during his playing career and made 15 All-Star teams. His size wasn't the only reason for his success, but it undoubtedly played a role in O'Neal's dominance.

But that size finally came back to bite O'Neal. Thankfully, it also led to a hilarious moment on "Inside the NBA."

O'Neal drew questions almost immediately after appearing on the program wearing a curly black wig. Host Ernie Johnson set O'Neal up perfectly, saying, "I know there's got to be a story behind this."

O'Neal didn't disappoint.

O'Neal initially tried to pretend he was attacked by a hawk. But after being pressed, he admitted he walked into a sign and scraped his head. O'Neal then removed the wig to reveal two large bandages on his head. The injury wasn't too serious. O'Neal said the scrape did not require stitches.

It's far from the first time an NBA player's height has come back to bite him. If only O'Neal was familiar with the original "Space Jam," he would know the dangers of being tall.

That's not to say O'Neal never learned any useful skills from movies. He did star in "Kazaam" after all.

Shaquille O'Neal tried to hide a head injury on TNT. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Icy Hot)

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This season, and the last few days specifically, have not been good for Urban Meyer.

Yet despite the increased controversy and scrutiny, Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan insisted on Monday night that he wont make a quick or emotional decision when it comes to his first-year head coach.

"I want to do the right thing for the team. I want to do the right thing for the city," Khan said, via ESPN. "That, to me, is way more important than just acting helter-skelter on emotion. I think we have a history of really looking at the facts and then really doing the right thing.

"Gus Bradley was here four years. Doug Marrone was here four years. It was wins and losses and this is a little bit different but, you know, I'm going to reflect on all of that and do what's the right thing for the team and the right thing for the city."

A report from the NFL Network on Saturday detailed severe discontent within the Jaguars organization under Meyer who has gone just 2-11 so far this season.

Players and coaches are reportedly fed up with Meyer both on and off the field, and his coaching style has apparently led to multiple run-ins. He reportedly berates his coaching staff and called them losers to their faces in a meeting before challenging each coach individually to explain when theyve ever won and forcing them to defend their resumes.

Meyer who was also videotaped partying at a bar in Ohio earlier in the season after a loss then complained about who leaked the story after their 20-0 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday and threatened to fire whoever it was on the spot.

Whats the answer? Starting leaking some information or nonsense? Meyer said when asked how to fix their many issues. Thats garbage If theres a source, then that source is unemployed. I mean, within seconds.

On Monday, Meyer then was asked about safety Andre Cisco, who didnt play one snap against the Titans.

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Cisco is playing a little bit more, I believe, I dont have his numbers in front of me, he said.

Cisco, again, didnt play at all on Sunday.

Though Khan knows his organization has had its struggles, theyve mostly been on-field issues. The team has made the postseason just once in the past 14 years, and only has one winning record in that timespan. Last season, the finished 1-15.

The problems surrounding Meyer, however, are new both for Khan and Meyer himself.

"Now the scrutiny we have is really something different, Khan said, via ESPN. How much of that is we're bringing it upon ourselves, or how much of that is deserved? Urban, he won wherever he was. This is something he's never dealt with.

"And when you win in football you create enemies, OK, and the only way you can really deal with that is you've got to win again."

But despite everything, both on the field and off, Khan isnt going to rush to make a decision regarding Meyers job. He reportedly met with Meyer on Sunday night, and said he wants to make sure he has all of the information before making any move.

"I'm not impulsive," Khan said, via ESPN. "I learned that a long time ago with anything that's this important. You don't want to be impulsive. You want to look at exactly what I know firsthand or people are telling me and then collect that and do the right thing."

Though Urban Meyers issues in Jacksonville keep getting worse by the day, Shad Khan insists he isnt going to make a quick decision when it comes to Meyer's job. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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Long suffering New York Giants fans are marking an auspicious anniversary. This February will be 10 years since the Giants beat the New England Patriots, 21-17, in Super Bowl XLVI .

The former star wide receiver Victor Cruz helped lead the Giants to victory, catching four balls for 25 yards and a touchdown.

Since then, the team has been unable to win a playoff game. In an exclusive interview, Cruz told Yahoo Finance Live that the team needs to first get healthy after a number of players were sidelined with injuries.

That's the biggest thing that's plagued us all year long, he said. So, it's just been a tough season to watch, and I think they have to figure out how to finish the season on a bright note and then go on to the off-season with what I believe will be some major changes to that football team.

He also acknowledged that playing professional sports during a pandemic is a major challenge. While more than 94% of NFL players are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, there are some holdouts, including players who have misled their teams about their vaccination status.

It's just, you know, it's a tough place to be as an athlete right now in the NFL" said Cruz. "I'm vaccinated but I honestly, you know, if I was in the NFL, it'd be tough just even navigating it. There's a lot at stake here. In football, every week counts, every game matters, every paycheck depends on every week that you perform out there, and if something like a vaccination is setting you back it can hurt yourself, you can hurt the team.

As for taking home the Vince Lombardi trophy in 2012, Cruz says it seems like just yesterday he was on the field with his teammates. I'll tell you what, it goes fast, man. It goes fast, he said.

New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game in Indianapolis, Indiana, February 5, 2012. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

The 35-year-old NFL Pro Bowler said not a day goes by that he doesnt think about that Super Bowl win. I mean, it's hard not to. It defines such a huge part of my life and my career that its hard not to think about it.

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On a recent Sunday at MetLife Stadium, Cruz gathered on the field with his former teammates to commemorate the championship and to of course give each other some good-natured ribbing.

Linking back up with the guys, seeing who got fat over the years, you know, it's like, Oh, you gained weight! That's the first thing you want to see is who didn't take care of themselves in 10 years, he joked. But most of the guys look incredible, and it was great to see everyone for sure.

One former teammate he sees regularly is quarterback and two-time Super Bowl champ Eli Manning. The two became close when Cruz joined the Giants as an undrafted rookie in 2010.

Cruz reminisced about how he and Manning would throw the football around in the streets of Hoboken, N.J., before the season began.

Once I made the team, it helped us build a rapport and, kind of just, put us on track to be the duo that we became, he said. I think that without us knowing it, those early days of getting to know each other in Hoboken really paid off towards the back end of our careers.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Quarterback Eli Manning (L) #10 of the New York Giants and Victor Cruz #80 work out on the field during warmups before the New York Giants take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Cruz and Mannings close bond was on full display during a recent episode of The Eli Manning Show on YouTube when Cruz took his former QB shopping for some vintage Giants clothes.

[Mannings] like a one-trick pony, Cruz laughed. He's a plaid shirt, brown belt, slacks or khakis - keeps it very much within his wheelhouse. Sometimes you just need to break out of that shell a little bit, kind of get out of your comfort zone.

Cruz who describes his own fashion style as adult chic helped Manning get decked out in head-to-toe Giants gear at a shop in Brooklyn, N.Y.

To Eli's credit, man, he owned it. He put it on and immediately felt the swagger and was, like OK, I need to go outside and like walk around. People need to see me in this. I was dying laughing. It was the best thing.

Cruz, who was never the same after a 2014 knee injury, officially retired from the NFL in 2018. Since then, hes worked as a sports analyst at ESPN and when hes not attending The Met Gala or sitting in the front at New York Fashion Week, Cruz is busy flexing his business acumen.

He recently partnered with the restaurant chain Krystal to bring the Southeast-based burger chain to the Northeast, including to his hometown of Paterson, N.J. He also signed on as an adviser to the soon-to-be-launched peer-to-peer sports betting exchange Prophet Exchange.

And Cruz just expanded his namesake sneaker collaboration with luxury fashion designer Pierre Hardy.

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 06: Victor Cruz attends the Costume Institute Gala for the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/Getty Images)

When this reporter caught up with Cruz for our virtual interview, he had just landed in Aspen, Colorado, for a little snowboarding.

So whats left on Cruzs bucket list? Going to space something former Giants champ Michael Strahan just did on Jeff Bezos Blue Origin.

I asked if he could put me in his luggage, if there's an extra place for me on the rocket, said Cruz, half joking. I would love to do that.

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The quarterback who still has something to prove showed that maybe he really is built to win big games.

The head coach who still does too, showed that maybe he's not.

The Los Angeles Rams and QB Matthew Stafford defeated the Arizona Cardinals, coached by Kliff Kingsbury, on Monday night, 30-23. While this was still a regular season game in December, it might signal plenty about the January playoff ones to come.

Stafford did everything to win it. Kingsbury did enough to not.

Start with Stafford, who is closing in on 50,000 career passing yards, 320 career touchdowns and $250,000,000 in career salary.

There has never been any doubt about his ability to throw a football, a primary reason he was the No. 1 quarterback recruit coming out of high school and the No. 1 overall draft pick coming out of college.

Winning critical games? Thats a different question. In a dozen seasons in Detroit, Stafford never won a playoff game (0-3 in the wild-card round) or a division crown. Even significant regular season victories are tough to find on his resume.

The Rams went all in on him last offseason though, making a deal that included QB Jared Goff and two first-round draft picks on the belief that Stafford was a winner dragged down by Lions dysfunction.

The Rams are now 9-4, but it wasnt really until Monday, on the road, with an injury and COVID-depleted roster, that Stafford looked like someone capable of leading L.A. to the Super Bowl.

He threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns, including multiple completions featuring near impossible accuracy. He threw sidearm, downfield and seemingly through needles. He was brilliant.

I thought Matthew Stafford was outstanding, Rams coach Sean McVay said. I thought he made great decisions, some unbelievable big shots he took advantage of, he was great on third down.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford calls out assignments during the first half Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

This was exactly the Stafford the Rams were hoping to see. His connection with Cooper Kupp (13 catches for 123 yards) belies the fact that they are in their first season as teammates. His ability to make huge plays out of busted ones changed the game.

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I thought we were efficient in the passing game, taking what they gave us and then we took some shots and hit those shots, said Stafford, who hit Odell Beckham Jr. for 40 yards, Kupp for 44 and Van Jefferson Jr. for 58.

Then there were the little things, the winning things. Maybe none was bigger than chasing down his own fumble after being strip sacked. Just about everyone else on the field thought it was just an incomplete pass. It wasnt. The ball was live. Stafford recovered and two snaps later threw a touchdown that pushed the lead to 27-13.

I was screaming as I was running [for it], Stafford said. I [thought] it was an incomplete pass, but I didnt want to leave it to chance.

Those were the moments that Arizona lacked. It doesnt all fall on the coach, but while Kingsbury has done excellent work to get the Cardinals to 10-3, no one has any idea if the third-year coach is built for the playoffs, where every decision gets magnified.

Among the questionable ones was a fourth-and-1 from the Rams' 37-yard line with 5:24 remaining in the game and Arizona trailing by 10. Kick the field goal Matt Prater was bombing them in and it's a one-score game with plenty of time left. The Cardinals were always going to need a field goal.

Instead they went for it, got stuffed and handed L.A. a huge advantage. Even though the Rams were forced to punt, they still had a two-score lead.

I like the call, it just didnt work out," Kingsbury said. "Youve got to give them credit. Id go for it 100 times out of 100.

When the Cardinals got the ball back with 2:44 remaining, they ran an 11-play drive until fourth down forced them to attempt a 49-yard field goal with 41 seconds remaining. Prater hit it, cutting the lead to 30-23, but there was almost no time left. They had numerous options to kick sooner and preserve the clock.

Instead, after the Cards recovered the onside kick, they were forced into a hurried, sloppy drive that featured two offensive penalties and some final-play confusion over whether Kyler Murray was supposed to spike it or attempt a Hail Mary. Instead, with an offensive line not blocking, Aaron Donald ended the game with a sack.

It was miscommunication between me and the o-line, Murray said. They thought it was going to be spike. But thats heat of the moment stuff. I dont even recall what was being said in the helmet.

Thats the kind of stuff that needs to be sewn up. It was just part of the problem.

A lot of penalties, the two turnovers, conversions on fourth down, Murray said. If we do a lot of things differently, it would have ended differently.

Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury shouts to his players, including quarterback Kyler Murray (1), as they warm up before facing the Los Angeles Rams on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Except they didnt. So it didnt. Arizona is still first in the NFC West, although it has given up the No. 1 seed. Kingsbury could only shrug. Considering his team is just 3-3 at home and 7-0 on the road this season, however, he joked that maybe theyre better off as a lower seed.

Kingsbury has just one year on his contract remaining and his name got floated (probably not coincidentally) for an open job at the University of Oklahoma, even though the Sooners never considered him.

This has been a breakthrough season, and Arizona would be wise to keep him around. But the spotlight of January is coming, and any backfiring decision can end a season and wreck a reputation.

Its the big games, the playoff games, after all, where respect is truly handed out.

Just ask Matthew Stafford. Hes still looking for his.

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After a 2020 season that saw COVID-19 hotspots develop in multiple organizations, the NFL hoped experience, knowledge and a high vaccination rate would head off another spate of intense roster infections in 2021.

That hope hit an iceberg this week.

After setting a single-day record for COVID positives across the league Monday, the Los Angeles Rams were forced to close their team facility on Tuesday, while the Cleveland Browns also moved into the leagues enhanced protocols after placing eight players including four starters onto the COVID reserve list. The NFL hit a single-day high of 37 positive tests among players Monday, then rolled into Tuesday with the Rams and Browns both bracing for more positive tests.

As of Tuesday, the leagues COVID reserve list had ballooned to nearly 100 players, with the expectation that number will climb over the course of the week.

For the Browns in particular, further tests could stress the teams ability to field a competitive team on Saturday against the Las Vegas Raiders, a game that was flexed to Saturday by the NFL several weeks ago as part of an effort to showcase matchups after the end of college footballs regular season. Now its going to highlight the leagues renewed difficulty in stopping hotspots for coronavirus spread inside franchises.

With the Browns already placing a sizable chunk of their active game roster on the list, it could also challenge the resolve of the league office if the spread of infection continues to spiral. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell laid down a zero-tolerance policy in the offseason when it came to outbreaks inside teams, stating that games would not be moved out of television slots in 2021 and that teams will incur potential fines and game forfeiture if they are unable to play due to the spread of COVID. No team had to forfeit in 2020, though several games were pushed back, sometimes even into midweek.

Among some of the notable names that landed on the COVID-reserve list in the past several days: wideout Odell Beckham Jr., cornerback Jalen Ramsey, tight end Tyler Higbee and offensive tackle Rob Havenstein of the Rams; defensive end Takk McKinley, tight end Austin Hooper, wideout Jarvis Landry, guard Wyatt Teller and offensive tackle Jedrick Wills of the Browns; Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Rashawn Slater; Dallas Cowboys wideout Cedrick Wilson; Houston Texans linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill; Kansas City Chiefs wideout Josh Gordon; Miami Dolphins running backs Myles Gaskin and Phillip Lindsay; Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison; New York Giants wideout Kadarius Toney; Philadelphia Eagles wideout Quez Watkins; Washington Football Team defensive tackle Jonathan Allen; and Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey.

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Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh didn't care if you criticized him for his decision to go for two on Sunday. He knows it was the right call, and he'll try to explain it to you.

For most of NFL history, the common approach for coaches was to keep a game alive. You'd see plenty of suboptimal decisions made in the name of not practically ending the game, but staying within a possession or two. There are many field goals that have been kicked to pull a game within 14 points in the fourth quarter, when coaches should have gone for it to actually help their chances to win.

That "keep the game going" line of thinking is hard to shake, and that's why Harbaugh had to explain his decision from the Ravens' 24-22 loss to the Cleveland Browns.

Here was the scenario: Late in the game, the Ravens scored to cut the Browns' lead to 24-15. An extra point would have pulled Baltimore within eight points and make it a one-possession game. Until teams started using some forward thinking in recent years, just about every coach would have taken the extra point. Keep the game alive.

Harbaugh went for two.

"Its really a non-decision," Harbaugh said.

Harbaugh explained the thought process as well as anyone could. In the Ravens' scenario, a team needs a successful two-point conversion at some point. Putting it off until later doesn't do any good. Going for two right away lets a team know what it needs the rest of the game.

"You do it at that point in time because youre going to have to win a two-point conversion, so you understand if you get it or dont get it early where youre at going from there, how many possessions you're going to need, and what youre going to have to do," Harbaugh said. "If you wait until the last two-point conversion and you dont get it, the games over. You lost.

"You try it early. If youre in a 7-point game, you know where we stand. We dont get it, youre in a 9-point game and you need two possessions."

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It's hard for many to embrace that thinking because of what happened to the Ravens on Sunday.

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh explained a debatable decision to go for two against the Browns. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Baltimore didn't make the two-point conversion, so it looked like the wrong call. Instead of being down 24-16 with an extra point, the Ravens trailed 24-15 and needed two possessions. For those who think the goal should be to extend the game as long as you can, that's bad.

There are more layers to the decision than Harbaugh's brief explanation. An extra point isn't automatic anymore and that plays into the math (although Harbaugh has Justin Tucker, who is close to automatic). Also, playing to get to overtime is far from a guarantee to win the game. Ben Baldwin of The Athletic explained that last week.

Going for two early and getting it would mean a team trails by seven points. Theoretically that team could go for two again later and try to win in regulation. Harbaugh went for two and the win in a Week 13 loss at Pittsburgh. That was another decision that looked bad because the result was unsuccessful. But, like going for two on Sunday, the decision itself was fine.

When coaches go against conventional wisdom, they get unwarranted criticism. That's why it took nearly 100 years of NFL football before some coaches realized going for it instead of punting on fourth-and-short isn't really a gamble. Harbaugh didn't get the result he or the Ravens desired when he went for two. That doesn't mean it was the wrong decision.

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Phillip Adams, a former NFL cornerback who was accused of shooting six people to death before killing himself in April, had "unusually severe" chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease associated with head trauma and concussions.

The results of Adams' brain examination were announced Tuesday by Dr. Anne McKee, a neuropathologist who serves as director of Boston University's CTE Center. She compared Adams' brain to the brain of Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots player who took his own life in 2017 while serving a life sentence for murder. Hernandez was found to have Stage 3 CTE when his brain was examined after his death, with severe damage to the frontal lobes.

"Mr. Adams' CTE pathology was different than the other young NFL players with CTE," McKee said. "It was different in that it was unusually severe in both frontal lobes."

McKee diagnosed Adams with Stage 2 CTE. Symptoms of Stage 2 include depression, mood swings and short-term memory loss. A smaller percentage of people with Stage 2 can also experience impulsivity and suicidal thoughts.

Police say Adams, 32, shot and killed six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina on April 7. Local physician Robert Lesslie, his wife, Barbara, and two of their grandchildren, 9-year-old Adah Lesslie and 5-year-old Noah Lesslie, were all killed, as were two HVAC technicians working at the Lesslie home, James Lewis and Robert Shook. Police found Adams in the home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Adams played for six different teams over six seasons in the NFL, including the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders. He suffered multiple concussions during his career, including two over a three-game span in 2012.

A representative for Adams' family told WCNC that he had been "desperately seeking help" from the NFL, but because he had issues completing tasks and problems with his short-term memory, all his claims were denied.

Adams' sister Lauren told USA Today the day after the shooting deaths that her brother's mental health had been in steep decline for several years. More recently, he'd stopped dating, withdrawn from his family and friends and began neglecting his personal hygiene.

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Justin Bieber, Prince Harry and Hyun Bin are among Yahoo Singapore's top most-searched international male celebrities of 2021. (PHOTO: Getty Images)

As we approach the end of 2021, here are the top 10 international male celebrities who've entertained and shocked audiences in Singapore this year.

Read on to find out who lands the coveted top spot on this list:

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 13: Simu Liu attends Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home" Los Angeles Premiere on December 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

10. Simu Liu

Simu Liu made his Marvel debut in Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings. As Marvels most prominent Asian superhero, Shang-Chi made a record US$94.7 million in American and Canadian cinemas over a four-day weekend, making it one of the most successful Marvel films of all time.

Prior to starring in the film, Liu was in the CBC sitcom, Kims Convenience.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 29: Lee Jung-Jae attends the 2021 Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 29, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

9. Lee Jung-jae

Perhaps one of the biggest stars of 2021, Lee Jung-jae recently starred as the main character in Netflixs insanely popular Squid Game.

While it might seem like Lees a breakout star in Western media, the truth is, the 1.8m tall talent has been in the industry since 1993. He started as a fashion model before beginning his acting career on television.

LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 15: CBS presents the 23RD ANNUAL A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AT THE GROVE, featuring uplifting stories of adoption from foster care and raising awareness of this important social issue, to be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 5 (9:30-10:30 PM, ET/9:00-10:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. Pictured: Justin Bieber. (Photo by Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images)

8. Justin Bieber

The Canadian pop star was one of the top most-streamed artists this year.

Besides releasing some addictive songs, Biebers also been collaborating with several brands including Balenciaga and Canadian fast-food chain, Tim Hortons.

Together with Tim Hortons, the singer worked on creating bite-sized Timbits in three new flavours. Timbits are essentially tiny doughnut balls.

XIAMEN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27: Actor Andy Lau attends 'Shock Wave 2' press conference during the 33rd China Film Golden Rooster Awards on November 27, 2020 in Xiamen, Fujian Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

7. Andy Lau

In celebration of his 40th anniversary in showbiz, Andy Lau held a live broadcast to interact with his biggest fans on the Chinese social media platform Douyin in July. Lau also released a new song to commemorate this huge occasion.

While the broadcast was a big success, several of the 60-year-olds fans from Hong Kong were disappointed that he did not release anything in Cantonese for them.

In September, the veteran actor recorded a mini-concert to celebrate his 60th birthday and performed three songs. The 15-minute concert was uploaded to his fansite, Andy World Club.

South Korean actor Song Joong-ki poses on the red carpet during the opening ceremony of the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan on October 6, 2021. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)

6. Song Joong-ki

The South Korean actor mourned the death of his maternal grandmother late last month as he prepared for his return to the small screen in a new drama, The Youngest Son Of The Chaebol Family. Song is probably best known for his roles in Descendants Of The Sun and Vincenzo.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 10: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex speaks on stage as Intrepid Museum hosts Annual Salute To Freedom Gala on November 10, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum)

5. Prince Harry

Prince Harry and Meghan Markles interview with Oprah garnered a record 17.1 million viewers on CBS alone.

Following their interview, the couple received both criticism and praise for how they chose to handle their marriage and relinquish their royal duties.

4. Jeon Jung-kook

As a member of BTS, Jungkook breaks the internet without even trying.

The multi-hyphenate consistently impresses with his dancing and singing skills on stage at BTS concerts. Most recently, the entertainer's performance in a deep V-neck jacket at a BTS concert in Los Angeles broke the internet as fans gushed on Twitter.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - October 28: Actor Hyun-Bin during a red carpet event of 2020 Korean Popular Culture and Art Awards at Kyunghee University Peace Hall on October 28, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images)

3. Hyun Bin

The Crash Landing On You star has had a great year! Not only is he the ambassador for Italian brand Loro Piana, Tom Ford Beauty also announced that he will be the brands first regional ambassador in Asia Pacific.

It was revealed in January this year that Hyun Bin was dating his co-star Son Ye-jin.

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 28: Singer Kris Wu attends Seeyoung promotional event on May 28, 2021 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

2. Kris Wu

Actor Kris Wu and several other actors including Zheng Shuang and Zhang Zhehan were recently placed on Chinas celebrity blacklist.

According to an official notice by the China Association of Performing Arts, Wu and 87 other celebrities, streamers, and influencers have been blacklisted for illegal and unethical behaviour.

Wu, who was a member of South Korean boyband EXO, was accused of date rape and preying on underage girls after his ex-girlfriend Du Meizhu made public allegations of his sexual assault crimes.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - March 25: Actor Kim Seon-Ho during JTBC Drama 'Welcome to Waikiki2' Press Conference at Conrad Hotel on March 25, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images)

1. Kim Seon-ho

In October, actor Kim Seon-ho was alleged to have coerced a woman into getting an abortion when they were dating. The woman posted the allegation online.

Following the allegation, Kim was dropped as an ambassador for several brands and lost his role in the variety series 2 Days & 1 Night.

The Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha star's image was soon rehabilitated after his ex-girlfriend clarified the situation and accepted his apology.

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