Read more Tom McHale stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37969/tom-mchale.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 23:51:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49143/another-autopsy-links-nfl-hits-to-brain-damage.htmlHarry Kimball<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=176175&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331233401' border='0' />A sixth former NFL player has been diagnosed posthumously with a rare brain disease, lending credence to claims that concussions sustained playing football can have a cumulative, even deadly, effect, the Tampa Tribune reports. Tom McHale, who played for the Buccaneers, died from an overdose of painkillers and cocaine in...Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger gives the thumbs up as he is taken off the field after sustaining a concussion.http://www.newser.com/story/49143/another-autopsy-links-nfl-hits-to-brain-damage.htmlTue, 27 Jan 2009 17:14:02 CST