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

[SirReginald]

I'd let my other kids play water polo, lacrosse, hockey, and ultimate frisbee.

 

[BigMan]

I'd let my other kids play water polo, lacrosse, hockey, and ultimate frisbee.

 

[SirReginald]

didn't mean it like that whoadie.

However, education and skillset will be emphasized & instilled in my kids.

 

[Ron Fox]

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.

OP said would u let your kid play Football knowing he can risk brain injury. He also said he'd let his son get a skillset. We dont know what that skill set is thats why I posted the chart. I pointed out that all jobs have risks. Including whatever his sons skillset would include. A cab/truck driver can get in a car accident and have a brain injury. A construction worker can fall and get a brain injury.

The chart I posted shows that the risks for death are higher for normal jobs over being an athlete, wether Football baseball or whatever.

 

[GzUp]

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

Other countries don’t fukk with football.

The nfl will die.

 

[newworldafro]

Other countries don’t fukk with football.

The nfl will die.

NFL is developing in other countries. Look it up. It may not be organic, but they are doing it.

 

[SirReginald]

Other countries don’t fukk with football.

The nfl will die.

Hopefully, it dies.

 

[SunZoo]

fukk no.

If he's insistent on getting his brains knocked around on the reg I'll smack the shyt out of him, on the reg. At least until he finds a better hobby.

 

[killacal]

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

You better sign his ass up for some youth soccer
I feel like we could take over the shyt if we had decent training at a young age.
Then imagine him at 18 still putting in work

Hell get paid

 

[Youhadasparkwhenustarted]

fukk no, and i try to talk anybody who wants their kids to play football out of doing so if i can.

 

[moniemane]

 

[KeysT]

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.

Not the same.

 

[Ron Fox]

Not the same.

You late to the party asking why the snacks are gone and looking at me like I should go to the store just for you.

 

[Cheese McNair]

Yall really not letting your sons play football? Have any of you all actually played yourself?

I played hs ball. I would probably let my son play little league FB but once middle school starts, and he shows no signs of being extremely talented, I’ll try to put a stop to it. My son is 1yr old now and i’m already showing him soccer and basketball highlights he stares at the tv like


he gone learn though

 

[KeysT]

You late to the party asking why the snacks are gone and looking at me like I should go to the store just for you.

Make sure you get some Cheddar and Sour Cream Ruffles.