NYC gunman Shane Tamura referenced ex-NFL player Terry Long — who had CTE — in note slamming league
Shane Tamura, 27, killed an NYPD officer and three other people on Monday evening when he stormed the Midtown skyscraper that's home to the football league's headquarters.
In the wake of the bloodshed, cops discovered a rambling note where Tamura mentioned the ex-NFL star and claimed that he, too, suffered from CTE – a brain injury linked to head trauma.
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4 Shane Tamura played football in high school and was a standout player.
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'Terry Long football gave me CTE and it caused me to drink a gallon of antifreeze,' the note stated, according to sources.
4 Gunman Shane Tamura seen toting a rifle before shooting and killing four people in Midtown on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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'You can't go against the NFL, they'll squash you.'
4 Running back Tim Worley #38 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs with the football as guard Terry Long #74 and tight end Mike Mularkey.
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'Please study brain for CTE. I'm sorry. The league knowingly concealed the dangers to our brains to maximize profits. They failed us.'
Long, who was an offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the late 80s, was diagnosed with CTE after he killed himself in 2005 by downing antifreeze.
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