re: Half of Americans Don't Want Their Sons Playing Football, Poll Shows

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I won't want my future kids to play football either. Baseball definitely, basketball sure (but good luck with my genes). But football just isn't worth it for the damage it does to your body

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Unless he makes it to the college level they really wont sustain that much damage imo. College and NFL is where they really get damaged

Probably somewhere around 95% of people who play football in high school, college, or pro never have any serious injuries that last through their lives and have rich rewarding experiences because of it.

I think you allow your kids to make their own determination after you discuss it in depth with them. Things like that help raise a nation of critical thinkers and logical citizens, not mindless liberal drones.

Ya'll are spewing idiocy. We've known for decades the side effects of boxing. Hos that stopped anyone? Has that stopped million dollar PPVs? No. The sport will slowly change to where there will only be wrapped tackles allowed, soft padding instead of plastic, athletes being required to play both ways, and hits to the head may cause more severe punishments. You think rugby is going anywhere? No, it isn't, and neither will football. People in America love the rules of football which is why, even if the players look like rugby players, football will still rule the roost.