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This is pretty scary

The parents of late Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski said Tuesday that he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death.

In an interview for NBC's Today show, Mark Hilinski revealed what he was told about his son's brain: "The medical examiner said he had the brain of a 65-year-old, which is really hard to take. He was the sweetest, most outgoing, giving kid. That was difficult to hear."

Hilinski committed suicide in January at the age of 21.

Mark and Kym Hilinski also took part in a Sports Illustrated documentary regarding their son's death, what led up to it and its aftermath.

In the documentary, Kym said, "Did football kill Tyler? I don't think so. Did he get CTE from football? Probably. Was that the only thing that attributed to his death? I don't know."