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CTE still rears its ugly head

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The NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell continue to operate under the specter of CTE.

The Bears’ rookie minicamp last week was a nice affair, full of hope and hustle.

After the team’s much-hyped draft, allegedly the best in many years, everything is sky blue in Beardom. Sixty-plus eager minicamp players. Gung-ho coaches. Grunts. Diligence. Excitement. Sic ’em, boys!

But concern for the future?

Not much.

It’s an axiom that young football players feel invincible, incapable of imagining what it’s like to be 30, let alone something crazy like 50 or beyond.