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Antonio Brown

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CTE is a condition and it's not new though it was discovered in 2002. It's not a diagnosis, since you have to be dead to know for sure if you have it. It was found in our 70s stars since Dr. Omalu discovered CTE and lived in Pittsburgh at the time.

The Berfict hit is moot. AB had CTE with or without that concussion. He's a small player getting hit by larger players every play. In practice, preseason, and games. It adds up over time which leads to CTE. Concussions can happen to anyone, constant head trauma causes CTE. It was called 'punch drunk' in boxing in the early 1900s onward, but the condition still existed. Reduced mental aptitude and inability to control emotional outbursts leading to degenerative mental conditions like bipolar disorder, Alzheimers, and dementia.
Exactly… ok I’ll clarify again that AB’s issues may or may not be CTE related, but people act as if CTE is tied directly to nfl hits…. As if college hits and high school hits aren’t bad… ABs brain could have been scrambled for years and each big hit made things worse… maybe Birth defects hit was just the straw that broke the camels back
 

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AB will be playing for the USFL or XFL in their upcoming season.
 
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