With a new NFL season right around the corner, the hype is starting to reach a fever pitch. From players to fans and the media, the anticipation is steadily rising. But that excitement also extends to content creators and comedians, as Druski showcased.
The legendary comic, who’s made a name for himself with his skits, made his most recent clip directly addressing the league and athletes who’d suffered concussions. But given the sensitive nature of the subject matter, opinions were divided about his video.
Druski in Hot Waters over NFL CTE Skit
A recent study from the British Medical Journal confirmed that out of 315 NFL players who died during 2008-2021 and whose brains were studied, 93.2% of them, 315, were affected by chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more commonly referred to as CTE.
But Druski, who has nearly a decade of experience in the comedy sector, still chose to tackle it with his trademark humor. In a viral social media clip, he portrayed a fictional player named Ray Price.
“Athletes get concussions and lose their minds,” he captioned the video that showed how Price went on to have extremely bizarre adventures after a concussion on the field. From a wild police chase to breaking down his girlfriend’s door and even pursuing a music career, he was making every bad decision in the book.
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However, his skit didn’t go over well with a large section of the NFL fandom. Ted Nguyen of The Athletic called it “Druski’s darkest skit yet,” before explaining, “No lol moments, but sheds light on a subject the NFL wouldn’t like broadcasted in the mainstream.”
Druski’s darkest skit yet.
No lol moments but sheds light on a subject the NFL wouldn’t like broadcasted in the mainstream. https://t.co/q6buTrF9rI
— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) August 27, 2026
Others were outright annoyed by the portrayal and mockery of a serious condition, as sports medicine doctor Brian Sutterer questioned, “We’re supposed to laugh at this?”
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Former Super Bowl champion T.J. Ward was also among those who weren’t fans of the skit.
He explained his problem on the “Speakeasy” podcast: “CTE is the only disease that is allowed to be made fun of. When something is funny, it’s funny,” but for the skit, he couldn’t be a fan: “You wouldn’t make fun of someone with cancer, dementia, or AIDS.”
“CTE is the only disease that is allowed to be made fun of… You wouldn’t make fun of someone with cancer, dementia, or AIDS”
– @BossWard43 responds to comedian, Druski’s, latest skit about a fictitious football player suffering from CTE
STILL LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/gnpy58xx7V pic.twitter.com/k6sAWJLKuZ
— Speakeasy (@speakeasytlkshw) August 27, 2026
Even those who found it funny didn’t want to take away from the seriousness of CTE. As one user on X wrote, “I want to laugh, but this is really a truly serious issue that needs serious discussion for former football players!”
A ton of comments, ranging from “This ain’t it” to “Not funny, didn’t finish,” spread across the timeline.
Some took the time, though, to explain why it wasn’t a laughing matter, given the serious consequences of suffering from CTE: “CTE… how many NFL players have taken their own lives because of the effects of it? How many NFL players beat their wives cause CTE??? Honestly, I didn’t find this skit funny at all. Some things just aren’t funny to me, I guess??”
CTE… how many NFL players have taken their own lives because of the effects of it?
How many NFL players beat their wives cause CTE???
Honestly, I didn’t find this skit funny at all. Some things just aren’t funny to me
i guess??— AG (@AGCypher) August 27, 2026
Even as the overwhelming reaction was negative to his skit, Druski did find a few supporters, like former Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Will Compton.
One Chicago Bears-related fan account said, “Nah, he’s the greatest,” about Druski.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/X6PxqIDELu
— Will Compton (@_willcompton) August 27, 2026
Regardless of the skit from the influencer, the conversation around CTE hasn’t been as deep as it should be. While it has been regularly made fun of, the consequences, as seen from medical studies, are too severe to ignore.
As a result, even if unintentionally, the skit from Druski could help bring more eyes to the problem and potentially improve the situation for football players as a whole.
