"President Barack Obama says he's a football fan but that if he had a son, considering the impact the game has on its players, he would think long and hard before allowing his son to play."ESPN.com news services. January 28, 2013. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8886528/president-barack-obama-not-sure-allow-son-play-football
"League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis." Frontline. October 8, 2013. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/league-of-denial/
"'I believe that within 10 years there will be no more youth contact football,' Holloway said. 'And there shouldn't be.' […] 'If it were today, when opportunities have opened up, there's no way I'd play football,' Holloway said."
Churchhill, Chris. "Football disabilities endure long after roar of crowd ends." Albany Times Union. September 19, 2013. http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Football-disabilities-endure-long-after-roar-of-4826008.php
The irony and the perversity of taking money meant for academics and putting it into the lowering of academic standards, annihilating academic integrity, and having people give each other brain damage for the amusement of spectators... sigh.
Regrettably, I still think the corporate money involved in the catching and throwing of balls and the taking of time-outs is likely to keep the boondoggle of youth, college, and pro football going on for quite some time. HGH, steroids, firearms violations, domestic assaults, gang rape, homophobia, brain injuries, etc. are not such a problem in Pro Peekaboo or Pro Simon Says.
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