Why Football Is Bad

Football is America’s favorite sport, with 111.9 million people watching the last Super Bowl. In a 2014 poll by Harris Polls, a whopping 35% of people called professional football their favorite sport, and 11% said college football. To put these numbers into some perspective, baseball, the next most popular, was behind professional football by 11% of the votes. So it is practically inevitable if you are a parent that your son would ask if he could play football. What should you do? Football is a violent game, with a decreasing popularity. More and more people are learning about the astounding dangers of the game. You should answer your child with a firm no if he asks you this question. Football has the highest injury rate of any sport, teaches
This could come from education being ignored for the sport, a rejected team tryout or college application, not being drafted as a professional, or a career ending injury. Let’s say that you are a fantastic athlete with excellent skill and just were drafted on to an NFL team. It’s your first game and you catch a pass in the endzone for a touchdown, but you are hit just a little bit too low and you hear a *pop* in your right knee. Your career is probably over and you might not be able to play a sport again. How do you make money if you were focusing on athletics rather than education in school? You’ll have to figure that out. Maybe your parents can help. Or you could just not be drafted. Your career would be over before it had even started.
So if your child asks you if they can play football, that choice is yours. But keep these arguments in mind if you have to make that decision and you could avoid injuries and the dangers of football, your child learning unethical behaviors, and a ruined or ended career. Break the cycle, and don’t let your child become a part of America’s favorite, and also most dangerous,