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Scientists will tell you that CTE stands for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Former Steelers running back Merril Hoge might say it stands for Conclusions That Exaggerate.
Recently, Hoge and Boston University neuropathologist Peter Cummings released a book challenging the link between football and CTE — the brain disease found posthumously in a couple hundred former NFL players, including suicide victims Junior Seau and Dave Duerson.
In promoting “Brainwashed: The Bad Science Behind CTE and the Plot to Destroy Football,” Hoge and Cummings penned an Op-Ed for Yahoo Sports that...