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Cook: Our selective Super Bowl anger

This undated photo shows an ice sculpture, part of the ice carving competition at the Saint Paul Winter Carnival in St. Paul, Minn. Visitors heading to Minneapolis for the Super Bowl may want to check out the carnival in nearby St. Paul, which runs Jan. 25-Feb. 10. (Saint Paul Winter Carnival via AP)
This undated photo shows an ice sculpture, part of the ice carving competition at the Saint Paul Winter Carnival in St. Paul, Minn. Visitors heading to Minneapolis for the Super Bowl may want to check out the carnival in nearby St. Paul, which runs Jan. 25-Feb. 10. (Saint Paul Winter Carnival via AP) This undated photo shows an ice sculpture, part of the ice carving competition at the Saint Paul Winter Carnival in St. Paul, Minn. Visitors heading to Minneapolis for the Super Bowl may want to check out the carnival in nearby St. Paul, which runs Jan. 25-Feb. 10. (Saint Paul Winter Carnival via AP)

By David Cook 4 min read

photo David Cook

In 2017, researchers in Boston examined 111 donated brains of deceased pro football players.

Of the 111 brains, they found degenerative chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in 110 of them.

The research only adds to a growing body of evidence: playing pro football causes brain damage.

But for years, we’ve mostly been silent.

We, the fans.