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New York Giants moving backmost Cam Skattebo has apologized for saying that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and asthma are “fake”, insisting that his comments were not meant to beryllium taken seriously.
In an quality connected nan Bring nan Juice podcast, nan 24-year-old was asked whether he believes CTE – a degenerative encephalon information linked to repeated caput trauma – is real. Skattebo called nan information an “excuse”, earlier making a akin declare astir asthma.
“Yeah, asthma’s clone too,” Skattebo said, adding that group should “just respire air”.
After receiving wide backlash for his comments, Skattebo offered a retraction connected societal media.
“I precocious did an question and reply and had a lapse successful judgment, which resulted successful maine making a tasteless joke astir CTE and asthma. It was ne'er my volition to downplay nan seriousness of caput injuries aliases asthma,” he wrote connected X connected Saturday. “I sincerely apologize to anyone that was offended by my remarks, and I guarantee you that I’ll beryllium much mindful and respectful going forward.”
CTE a information that tin origin temper swings, depression, suicidal thoughts and representation loss, was recovered successful 110 of 111 erstwhile shot players in a 2017 study. The condition, which is caused by repeated blows to nan head, tin only beryllium diagnosed aft death. The convention finally acknowledged a link betwixt shot and nan information successful 2016.
Asthma affects hundreds of millions of group astir nan world and tin lead to decease successful utmost cases.
Skattebo’s mother, Becky Skattebo, replied to her son’s station saying she was asthmatic and his comments had been successful jest.
“If only group knew really galore times cam had to “run and get mom’s inhaler” they’d recognize nan sarcasm,” she wrote. “You’ll ne'er make everyone happy and you’ll ne'er opportunity each nan correct things and group are bound to rotation thing sooner aliases later successful a guidance it was ne'er intended to go.”
Skattebo was a celebrated fig pinch Giants instrumentality successful his rookie play successful 2025 owed to his beingness moving style. He scored 7 touchdowns and ran for 410 yards earlier an ankle wounded ended his season.
