The Brain Collector: Meet the Ex-Pro Wrestler Fighting the NFL's Concussion "Cover-Up"

Pablo Torre Finds Out · Oct 6, 2026 · 57m

Chris Nowinski was a WWE heel. Then he got in on a secret the NFL allegedly has been trying to hide for more than a decade: There may be nothing worse you can do to your brain than play tackle football. In the wake of a landmark study of CTE, the neuroscientist sits down with Pablo about his war with the league, the effectiveness of the Guardian Cap, the last word on O.J. Simpson's brain and, yes, some good news on the horizon.

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