Dr. Bennet Omalu Believes O.J. Simpson Has CTE

January 29, 2016   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments

Dr. Bennet Omalu was the first person to discover chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brains of deceased football players, and while it cannot be conclusively detected in the living, he strongly feels Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson may be suffering from the disease.  
According to Johnny Dodd of People, Omalu is confident the 68-year-old former NFL star—who is currently serving nine to 33 years in prison for a 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery conviction—has been impacted by CTE: "I would bet my medical license that he has CTE. Given his profile, I think it's not an irresponsible conclusion to suspect he has CTE."
Omalu has gained considerable acclaim in recent months due to superstar actor Will Smith's portrayal of him in the film Concussion, which focuses on head injuries in the NFL.
Simpson spent 11 NFL seasons with the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers, rushing for 11,236 yards and scoring 75 total t...

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