Merril Hoge Pumps Breaks On CTE Hysteria, Ben Roethlisberger Agrees With Me!

All the hand-wringing over CTE and its link to football needs to SLOW THE HELL DOWN ... so says Merril Hoge -- who tells TMZ Sports he's getting support from NFL stars like Ben Roethlisberger. Merril -- an ex-Steelers RB and former ESPN analyst --…