Former Pittsburgh Steelers Professional Bowlers Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell have been allowed in the identical room collectively Monday.
Brown’s “CTESPN” podcast hosted the 2 ex-stars in a dialogue of their unceremonious exits from Pittsburgh.
They opened up about their ideas and fears about persistent traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
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The illness causes psychological degeneration to those that have had repeated concussions and traumatic mind accidents. It’s common amongst NFL gamers.
Brown, specifically, has been suspected of getting the illness. He has repeatedly claimed he has it in social media posts, like one from September 2023, when he wrote, “She know I bought CTE that’s why she licking me” in a video posted to X. In April, he wrote, “My CTE appearing up.”
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Throughout Tuesday’s interview with Bell, Brown requested his former teammate if he thought he had the illness. Bell mentioned he did not suppose Brown had it, nor did he suppose he had it himself.
Brown then floated his personal definition for the illness, which is way completely different from the medical one. Brown denied the concept that CTE causes “mind injury.”
“I do not wish to say it is mind injury as a result of you’ll be able to’t reside if it is mind injury,” Brown mentioned. “I really feel like individuals attempt to body CTE as a concussion you’ll have, however yo, we had a bunch of concussions. what I am saying, like, you possibly can reside after a concussion.”
Antonio Brown of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up previous to a recreation towards the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium Jan. 2, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Elsa/Getty Pictures)
Bell initially mentioned he believed CTE was immediately associated to mind injury. However he did not make any change to his stance later within the dialogue.
Brown mentioned he thinks CTE is a group of traumatic incidents. He pointed to an incident that Bell mentioned he went by way of earlier within the present, when he was simply 4 years outdated and needed to play on the defensive and offensive line as a result of his uncle wished him to get used to soccer hits.
“I really feel prefer it’s a attribute of traumas that all of us as individuals undergo,” Brown mentioned. “Any child having to undergo that’s constructing some form of trauma as a result of now, as a child, you simply turn out to be extra aggressive. You develop anger.”
Le’Veon Bell (26) of the Pittsburgh Steelers stiff-arms Pierre Desir (35) of the Indianapolis Colts throughout the second half at Lucas Oil Stadium Nov. 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. (Andy Lyons/Getty Pictures)
However Brown beforehand mentioned he thinks his CTE was attributable to successful from his teammate, former Steelers linebacker James Harrison, throughout an Instagram reside session Feb. 4.
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“I wished to inform you guys that I feel James Harrison gave me CTE,” Brown mentioned. “James Harrison had an unlawful helmet for over 20 years within the NFL, and he hit me one time. And, ever since he hit me, I’ve been tremendous aggressive. So, blame James Harrison for my CTE.”
In December, domestic charges were brought against Brown after an incident at his residence in Florida. The costs have been finally dismissed. In October, he was ordered to pay a transferring truck driver $1.2 million after an alleged assault in February 2020.
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