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Originally Posted by graciegirl

Well, I think that diverting folks from enjoying football is a hopeless and futile endeavor. Even making it completely safe is not possible in my opinion.

I personally am not, nor ever have been interested in playing...which is a good thing since I am as clumsy as a cow on a crutch. But I do know this, you won't change kids from wanting to play and adults from finding it interesting to watch.

I am saddened by the number of concussions and lifelong injuries that occur to young people who play contact sports...but I guess that in playing or living life, we have to take on some risks or life would lose a lot of it's zest and it's meaning.

If we would avoid the risk of dying, we would never give birth to children, or drive a car or leave our homes. We would never join the military and defend our country or be a police officer or a fireman or a doctor or a paramedic or a nurse or a teacher. There is risk of death in some ways in all we do.

Team sports help us to learn to work together toward a common goal and keep us healthy and active.

I just don't understand the point of this thread.

Well said. Excellent post.

A horse has four legs and a chair has four legs.

Logical to say that a horse is the same as a chair? I'm sorry to say that I don't seem to be able to correlate hazing with sports. I am well aware of the long term effects of playing football but as Gracie said, it won't be stopped or banned.

A cow on a crutch? Gracie you are a hoot.