by sussexpob » Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:42 pm
The sad thing about OJ Simpson is, he played in an era of American football that modern medical research is proving to have been extremely deadly. Studies are proving that 90% of NFL players in his era had some form of brain damage, and CTE is present in a depressing amount of cases. OJ, as his era's most successful running back, a position that gets the ball the most and is therefore hit the most, was probably the player in his day that took the most hits. And better running backs usually require a lot more brute force to bring down.
OJ said he thought he had CTE. Doctors observing his behaviour agreed. The pattern of his crimes and decisions are classic CTE. Its not possible to know, but the authority on CTE in America said he'd bet his medical licence on the fact OJ had extreme CTE.
As a player, he was known as a mild mannered, funny, genial person...... the physical abuse he suffered turned him into an evil, cold blooded criminal.
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