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How valid is the science behind CTE?
Is it indisputable? Could there be some genetics behind the "CTE" diagnosis?

Just curious as I admit I have not done a lot of research or reading about CTE.

Justgetitright has a good post about the possibility of finding it among the general population.

Look, this stuff isn't super hard, but there are a lot of angles. The micro impacts that linemen go through are a lot worse than for a star qb who gets a couple of concussions and retire, at least as far as CTE goes.

The only thing that is not in doubt is that CTE exists. Basically this is a protein that is formed when the brain experiences a traumatic event. Basically it happens where the brain is "bruised" for lack of a better word.

They've had odd cases with football players (Mike Webster, Duerson, Seau, etc). And they've found these formations in dead people's brains.

And while Justsayitright didn't address it, there are other sports with considerable risk for this kind of thing like boxing. From what I've read though, rodeo has to be the worst sport ever invented for CTE risk. It's like someone designed something (talking about Bronco and Bull-Riding) designed to give you CTE.

Anyway, like all things like this, it's going to be argued about and debated.

Until the day they can test still-living people for it safely. That will give us all the info we need to... make a better decision?

But like he said, we might find really bad things from other walks of life where CTE is concerned.