I have discouraged all the young boys in my family from playing football. It is just to risky. I know several college and NFL former players that suffer from serious medical complications due to injuries. I played for years and I also have some medical issues directly associated with the game.
Baseball: No taking a knee during the national anthem or 7th inning stretch God Bless America
The league’s salary structure is ridiculous. A star QB can earn a huge chunk of the teams entire salary budget — making him in effect the owner’s key asset. We see this in the NBA, too. Kobe Bryant getting a coach fired/hired because he’s ‘unhappy’. Professional sports are teaching all the wrong lessons today.
The average lineman in Knute Rockne’s day was about 200 pounds. Now the average is well over 300. The hits have way more force behind them, from elementary school age on up. It’s just a matter of course that the injuries will be way worse.