Super Bowl hard to watch for family of late NFL great When the New England Patriots take on the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl, Matt Morrall will think of the anguished final years of his father's life. Earl Morrall, a winner of two Super Bowls with the Miami Dolphins during a 21-year NFL career, died in 2014 at the age of 79, and was later found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the neuro-degenerative condition which has affected many former players. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES