EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Bennet Omalu Responds To WaPo Article & Critics Who Say He Didn't Discover CTE

Since 2005, when Dr. Bennet Omalu first reported finding widespread brain damage in a former NFL player, concerns about CTE have inspired a global revolution in concussion safety and warned of a crisis for America's most popular sport.

Omalu's discovery which was initially ignored and then attacked by NFL-allied doctors, inspired scientific research that forced the league to acknowledge a link between football and brain disease. But according to a recent report published by the Washington Post, there is wide consensus in the brain science community that Omalu routinely exaggerates his accomplishments and dramatically overstates the known risks of CTE and contact sports.

They also believe that Omalu did not discover or name the disease.

In his first interview since the Washington Post article was published, Forensic Pathologist and Neuropathologist, Dr. Bennet Omalu blasted his critics who seem set to not only discredit him but his work.

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