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ACC commish disagrees with Fedora's CTE rant: 'We have to respect the science'

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

League commissioner John Swofford says ''we have to respect the science'' when it comes to the connection between football and the degenerative brain disease CTE.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Swofford says ''football's not alone'' in concerns over concussions in sports. But he says ''football by its very nature is going to be looked at first.''

Swofford says it's important to be willing to consider adjustments to improve player safety, whether it deals with rules, practice or equipment. He says: ''If we're not looking at it that way, I think we've got our heads in the sand.''

Swofford was asked about CTE after North Carolina coach Larry Fedora caused a stir Wednesday by saying he doesn't believe football causes CTE and believes the sport is ''under attack.''

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