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Boxing has decayed, but from what? Concerns of injury or from 1) the best boxers refusing to fight each other (Pachio - Mayweather) 2) the growth of MMA 3) No USA world heavy weight champ.
Even if the NFL manages to devise a strategy by which it can survive, it is just the top of the pyramid when it comes to football. The base would be pee-wee leagues, high school, and then college programs just below the NFL. What happens to the NFL if the base crumbles due to lawsuits? The top of the pyramid is coming down too.
A Mayo Clinic study shows that Pee Wee League and Middle School football are as safe as soccer and basketball.
The doctor quoted in the article states that they "don't have enough data."
If your son showed great promise, would you want him to play pro football at any position beyond kicker or punter? I certainly would not. Forget concussions, these players suffer from permanently debilitating injuries to their joints and feel enormous pressure to take PEDs that also damage their bodies. No money in the world is worth that. I can certainly observe more retired NBA players without these conditions than retired NFL players. Then when you add in the concussions, you can see an even greater disparity in health.
Yes, just more deaths. In 1905 football was on the path to being outlawed outright. Only the intercession of Theodore Roosevelt save it. The implementation of the helmet was one of the solutions.
Yes, just more deaths. In 1905 football was on the path to being outlawed outright. Only the intercession of Theodore Roosevelt save it. The implementation of the helmet was one of the solutions.
Trapper played without a helmet and is still here. Didn't do him any harm, as you can plainly see. What do you say to that?
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