An alarming — though should not be shocking — study was published last week regarding the overwhelming number of former NFL players who left the game with their brains swathed in CTE.
A team of Boston University researchers, including Ann McKee, a prominent neuropathologist, examined the brains of 202 former football players for signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Over 90 percent were positive for CTE, including 110 out of 111 former NFL players.
First, let’s address some PR gibberish. The football apologists are saying that study was “biased.” Nonsense. Bias speaks to intent or collusion, a groupthink designed to attain a certain result.