Warriors and former All Black Doctor John Mayhew has pushed back at claims people will stop playing contact sports because of potential brain injuries.
 
Doctor Bennet Omalu was the pioneering neuropathologist who first discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of NFL stars.
 
In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Omalu, who was played by Will Smith in the Hollywood film Concussion, said in the next generation or two, mankind won't be playing sports like rugby or football or ice hockey or mixed martial arts because it just doesn't make sense to be damaging the brain of a human being.
 
But Doctor John Mayhew told Simon and Phil that’s nonsense.
 
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