Antonio Brown shared his thoughts on CTE and the NFL when asked whether he believes he has the disease, during an appearance on the Full Send Podcast. It does not seem that the wide receiver has a firm grasp on what exactly chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is.
“CTE, you can’t scan a person for CTE ’til they’re dead, first off,” Brown responded. “...So how you going to say a player that’s living in real time, who putting up real stats, who’s standing for real purposes, who’s doing real things, got CTE?”
When asked about the hits he's taken as a wide receiver, Brown interrupted, “Bro, I’m a wide receiver!