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O.J. Simpson worried that he might have CTE

In his first extensive interview since being released from prison in October, Pro Football Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson told The Buffalo News this week said he is worried he has the degenerative brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).

"I get concerned," Simpson told the newspaper from his home in Las Vegas. "I do recognize that it probably affects you in short-term memory more than long-term. I know with me, I have days I can't find words. I literally cannot find words or the name of somebody I know. That gets a little scary.