{"id":888756,"date":"2026-09-12T00:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/888756\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T00:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:36:14","slug":"former-nfl-star-threatens-comedian-druski-over-cte-skit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/888756\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Star Threatens Comedian Druski Over CTE Skit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former NFL star <a data-ylk=\"slk:Antonio Brown;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/tag\/antonio-brown\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Antonio Brown<\/a> has lashed out at comedian <a data-ylk=\"slk:Druski;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/tag\/druski\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Druski<\/a> after taking issue with a recent skit about <a data-ylk=\"slk:CTE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/tag\/cte\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CTE<\/a>, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy. What started as a comedy sketch has now triggered a heated response from Brown, who appeared to believe the video may have been aimed at him.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio Brown lashes out at Druski over a skit he believes mocked his CTE struggles<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Druski&#8217;s sketch begins with the comedian taking a heavy hit during a football game before developing CTE. The character then spirals into increasingly chaotic behavior, including a car chase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a data-ylk=\"slk:TMZ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/11\/antonio-brown-threatens-druski-over-cte-skit\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ<\/a>, Brown was asked during an on-the-street interview whether he believed the skit was taking a shot at him. He appeared to think that was possible and responded with a series of threats toward Druski. He said, &#8220;Yeah, I&#8217;m gonna f* Druski in his ass. Yo, Druski, I&#8217;m gonna f* you in the ass. Not directly and s***, but yeah we&#8217;re gonna violate you, bro.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, when the interviewer asked what he would do if Druski approached him in person, Brown changed his tone slightly. He instead joked about giving the comedian a wedgie from &#8220;Club CTE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brown also referenced an NFL heavyweight as another supposed member of the group, adding another layer to his response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The exchange has now put the spotlight on Druski&#8217;s CTE-themed comedy sketch and Brown&#8217;s reaction to it. Neither Brown nor Druski has indicated that the skit was explicitly based on Brown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a brain disease associated with repeated head impacts. It has become a sensitive subject in football discussions. While comedians often use exaggerated scenarios for satire, Brown&#8217;s comments show how personal the topic can feel for former players who have experienced the physical demands of the sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident also reflects the way social media and street interviews can quickly turn a joke into a public dispute. For now, the attention remains focused on whether Druski will respond and whether Brown&#8217;s comments were intended as serious threats or provocative humor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a data-ylk=\"slk:Former NFL Star Threatens Comedian Druski Over CTE Skit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/09\/11\/antonio-brown-druski-cte-skit-threat\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Former NFL Star Threatens Comedian Druski Over CTE Skit<\/a> appeared first on <a data-ylk=\"slk:Reality Tea;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former NFL star Antonio Brown has lashed out at comedian Druski after taking issue with a recent skit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":888757,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[58124,64,63,74603,30766,59814,593,252621,85],"class_list":["post-888756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-antonio-brown","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy","tag-cte","tag-druski","tag-nfl","tag-skit","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=888756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888756\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/888757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=888756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=888756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=888756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}