It is becoming very clear that while not every % of players gets hit, CTE impacts a certain % of players in turning them dangerous - to themselves and others.
I know, some of you think CTE excuse is a copout.
But this is a weird pattern of guys showing unnatural ability to curb their violent tendencies. While I admit some of them seem to have had a violent streak in the past, there is a pattern of guys suddenly going off the rails that is very difficult to ignore.
It is either becoming more common or suddenly becoming more visible. But we need to start acknowledging that there is at least a good chance that CTE is a contributing factor to some of these. Even if only a % of the players in the league get affected like this - turning people into raving psychos does not seem normal at all. And it seems to hit football players with a much higher % than other sports.
It could just be a certain % get a mental illness or have it and hide it this long. But it certainly looks like CTE might exacerbate the impact of it.
