‘It’s an excuse’: New York Giants’ Cam Skattebo says CTE and asthma are ‘fake’

• Skattebo calls CTE and asthma ‘fake’ on podcast

• Comments draw backlash citing medical consensus

• Giants have not publicly responded to remarks

New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo is facing backlash after dismissing both chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and asthma as “fake” during a recent podcast appearance.

Speaking on the Bring the Juice podcast, the 24-year-old was asked whether he believes CTE – a degenerative brain condition linked to repeated head trauma – is real. Skattebo called it an “excuse”, agreeing with the host before making a similar claim about asthma.