'His statement will likely give even more fodder to the current conversation being held regarding football’s safety. While the comments were made in relation to Watkins’s foot injury, the timing fits well (or poorly, if you’re the NFL) with the league’s very public concussion-CTE problem. The issue was brought to the forefront once again this week, when ESPN investigative reporters Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada published their findings from a congressional report stating the NFL attempted to improperly influence funds meant for a study on the relationship between concussions, football and CTE.'