Dorian Boose Explained

Position:	Defensive end
Number:	97, 72
Birth Date:	29 January 1974
Birth Place:	Frankfurt, West Germany
Death Place:	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Draftyear:	1998
Draftround:	2
Draftpick:	56
College:	Walla Walla CC Washington State
Teams:	New York Jets Washington Redskins Edmonton Eskimos (–)
Highlights:	Grey Cup champion (2003) 2× Second-team All-Pac-10 (1996, 1997)
Statlabel1:	Tackles
Statvalue1:	27
Pfr:	BoosDo20

Dorian Alexander Boose (January 29, 1974 – November 22, 2016) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft.^{[1] [2]} He played two seasons for the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2003 and 2004.

Boose committed suicide on November 22, 2016, in Edmonton, Alberta.^{[3] [4]} He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), caused by repeated hits to the head.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1998 NFL Draft Listing . March 29, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
2. Web site: Dorian Boose Stats.
3. Web site: DORIAN BOOSE Obituary (2016) News Tribune (Tacoma).
4. Web site: The tragic life of Washington State Rose Bowl star Dorian Boose .
5. News: The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) . Concussion Legacy Foundation . July 2, 2023 . July 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230702123543/https://concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/subconcussive-impacts . dead .
6. News: Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller . 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. . . June 20, 2023 . July 2, 2023 .