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Concussions are related, but CTE is the bigger concern.

Posted on: September 18, 2018 at 07:09:26 CT
GeorgiaTiger76 MU
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I love football, but I have three young boys (ages 8, 10, 12), and none of them will play football. My 10-year-old actually begged to play, but I simply won't let him. The jarring of the brain inside the skull from the sudden starting and stopping is what causes CTE, which has been linked to all kinds of issues in adulthood. My wife and I simply won't take that chance with our kids.

Maybe I'm a hypocrite - I love watching it, but won't let my kids play anything more than flag football because I don't think it's safe long-term.
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Will football exist in 50 years? - TigerBoardLurker MU - 9/17 21:54:52
     There will always be poor people who hope for an escape - MrBlueSky MU - 9/18 07:50:50
          So why don't you give them everything you own to keep them - tigertix MU - 9/18 08:36:13
     Will I? That’s great what I wanna know. - Emoji Man MSU - 9/18 05:45:36
     Yes, just less pussies playing(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 9/18 05:32:14
     RE: Will football exist in 50 years? - bcoop199 KC - 9/18 00:50:14
     AI(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 9/17 23:12:23
     at worst it will become a fringe sport like mma played - Jeff85 MU - 9/17 22:22:32
          RE: at worst it will become a fringe sport like boxin played - Kazoo MU - 9/17 22:29:40
     definitely declining - philobeddoe MU - 9/17 22:04:50
          There are lots of sports that teach about those things you - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 9/18 07:13:11
               I would disagree with this. - tiedgar MU - 9/18 09:47:31
                    We can agree to disagree, I guess. (nm) - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 9/18 09:54:30
          I think the concussion thing is HUGE but - JG MU - 9/17 22:27:17
               Concussions are related, but CTE is the bigger concern. - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 9/18 07:09:26
          I agree. It’s the best team sport by far. It’s a shame that - JimTom USA - 9/17 22:08:31
     yes. But most of us won't...nm - CoolBreeze22 MU - 9/17 21:56:57
     Yes it will - meatiger MU - 9/17 21:56:41




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