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

[DPresidential]

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.

I know you're smart enough to see how flawed your logic is.

Risk can be higher or lower depending on what the situation is.

Risk with any sexual activity but would you have unprotected sex with a humantraffick-ed unhygienic prostitute?


The question is are the CTE risks high enough for you to prohibit your child from taking up football, yes or no?

You don't actually answer.

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No, I'd be very sensitive to his expected disappointment but the risks appear too high for me.

 

[SirReginald]

Good replies

 

[Ron Fox]

I know you're smart enough to see how flawed your logic is.

Risk can be higher or lower depending on what the situation is.

Risk with any sexual activity but would you have unprotected sex with a humantraffick-ed unhygienic prostitute?


The question is are the CTE risks high enough for you to prohibit your child from taking up football, yes or no?

You don't actually answer.

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No, I'd be very sensitive to his expected disappointment but the risks appear too high for me.

Op specifies Football players getting paid and longevity. He's obviously talking about Football on a long term scale. So thats goes back to him playing football as a career.

Now with higher risk comes greater rewards.

But according to this chart...a police officer has a higher chance of actual death over an athlete but a cop doesnt get paid like an athlete....This is why I pointed out the risks of other jobs that dont pay as high as a football player with a contract. I mentioned cab drivers, cops and truck drivers and according to this poll they all have greater risks of dying on the job over a football player. So bottom line...why not let your kid get the contract he'd have a greater risk of dying with other jobs that pay less.

 

[hayesc0]

Nope the risk vs reward ratio is not worth it.

 

[SirReginald]

Nope the risk vs reward ratio is not worth it.

Word. Also, 80% of them go broke.

 

[Neuromancer]

I personally hope my son has no interest in sports and wants to be artist or work in tech or science. If he really wanted to. I won't stop him. I probably won't be at the games though.

 

[hayesc0]

Word.
Also, 80% of them go broke.

Well alot of that is common sense and planning you know that you have a limited window of income and you might never get a steady job again after you retire its only so many coaching front office and tv gigs available lol. You simply have to save your money and not make risky investments in a business like that. I just dont think you can make the game safe enough as to where you wont have some type of brain injury by the time you are finished. And kids brains are still developing so it gonna be a no for me dog.

 

[SirReginald]

Well alot of that is common sense and planning you know that you have a limited window of income and you might never get a steady job again after you retire its only so many coaching front office and tv gigs available lol. You simply have to save your money and not make risky investments in a business like that. I just dont think you can make the game safe enough as to where you wont have some type of brain injury by the time you are finished. And kids brains are still developing so it gonna be a no for me dog.

EXACTLY

 

[Aba_juggin]

I made this thread before


and no hes playing soccer and getting international money

 

[Larry Lambo]

He'd have to play flag football up until high school. At that point, if that's the only sport he is good at, I wouldn't take it away from him.

But I'd hope he'd excel at something else and not have to deal with those risks.

 

[BigMan]

My son(s) will play soccer and basketball and maybe baseball if he/they want

 

[newworldafro]

The NFL is about to be heavily recruiting from foreign countries, cause Americans of all stripes have really just had a rethink (pun intended) on their favorite sport.

Let me find the article I read yesterday ‘The leading edge of a much larger iceberg’: New Jersey high school disbands football team

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

Nope my son is playing basketball, baseball and soccer

Also golf and Tennis

 

[SirReginald]

I made this thread before


and no hes playing soccer and getting international money

 

[DPresidential]

Op specifies Football players getting paid and longevity. He's obviously talking about Football on a long term scale. So thats goes back to him playing football as a career.

Now with higher risk comes greater rewards.

But according to this chart...a police officer has a higher chance of actual death over an athlete but a cop doesnt get paid like an athlete....This is why I pointed out the risks of other jobs that dont pay as high as a football player with a contract. I mentioned cab drivers, cops and truck drivers and according to this poll they all have greater risks of dying on the job over a football player. So bottom line...why not let your kid get the contract he'd have a greater risk of dying with other jobs that pay less.

You realize he didn't say would you have him do a different but dangerous job as a substitute.

There are ANY non-deadly jobs out there.

Not only that, I have a strong feeling that within the chart you cited too, football players account for a high amount of those deaths...so if anything you can choose a different sport to be an athlete in. And funny thing? Average sale for football is 6 figures. Way lower than baseball or basketball - much safer sports.