BARBERSHOP TALK: If Your Son Wanted To Play Football Would You Let Him? (With CTE Risks)

[SirReginald]

Knowing what we know now about CTE and other brain related injuries would you let your son play? Hell, Soccer players have more longevity than Football players.


Also, Soccer players make more than Football players too.

 

[Rhapscallion Démone]

If he's passionate about it then yes.

 

[levitate]

Nah.

Well, perhaps as the Kicker/Punter.

Actually...just Nah. Way too many less dangerous sporting options out there to even consider football.

 

[Ron Fox]

He can drive a cab and get killed by a drunk driver.

He can drive a truck and fall asleep behind the wheel and die

He can be a fireman and get killed trying to put out a 4 alarm blaze

He can be a cop and get killed from a criminal trying to escape.

He can work at a post office and a disgruntled emplyee who got fired could shoot up the place.

He can work as a bank teller and a bank robber could kill him during a robbery.


There are risks with all jobs.

 

[The BasedFather]

Nope. My boy ain’t about to be a zombie after he retires. Basketball or baseball.

I played baseball so he has a coach already. Baseball players make more and have longer careers too.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

No

I plan on teaching my son to fight tho but won't let him do it competitively

 

[cornercommission2k12]

My son wants to play now, I refused to let him. I let him play baseball and basketball.

Funny thing is another one of my sons asked about playing soccer and I kind of at 1st then I thought about those deals those soccer players getting and

 

[ben anderson]

Boxing,basketball, baseball, football. In that order

 

[ben anderson]

Boxing,basketball, baseball, football. In that order

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Nope.

My lady friends son just went to the hospital for his second concussion who is 16 and plays JV.

The cold part is, this is something very familiar with the hospital that he goes to.

Needless to say, he cant play this year, had the potential to go pro(had a few college scouts inquire bout'em already), and now he wants to join the military.

 

[SirReginald]

My oldest will play Soccer and focus on a skillset besides sports. Also, getting a college degree will be his goal.

 

[Pure Water]

Nope.

For instance, my little brother wants to play football, but my parents won't let him because of CTE. The only position he would be allowed to play is QB if he ever played again.

He plays Basketball and might start up Baseball.

 

[Sovereign]

and get killed

l and die

and get killed

get killed

shoot up the place.

kill him

 

[Drip Bayless]

My son wants to play now, I refused to let him. I let him play baseball and basketball.

Funny thing is another one of my sons asked about playing soccer and I kind of at 1st then I thought about those deals those soccer players getting and

Neymar's transfer fee was higher than the Cavs whole team salary. It was higher than the Warriors too

 

[Henri Christophe]

I'll let my son sell drugs before I let him play football.


either play soccer or basketball or sit ya ass at home