cte and getting kicked off the show? >> i have a great deal of respect for bob costas. i think he is one of the great broadcasters of my lifetime. but i think he stated that football basically kills your brain and i think nbc has made the absolute right decision right here and removing him from the super bowl. listen -- i think bob is a great broadcaster. but that platform, the super bowl, is for a celebration of the game that i think is great. it is high risk. it is a combat sport, no different than boxing, no different than ufc or mixed martial arts. there is some risk to edward --dash risk to it. it's a great game and not platform for a guy who is clearly anti-football. >> tucker: you can to be pro football and concerned about the brain damage? >> you can absolutely be concerned. i'm a former college football