The football meat grinder

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I played football in high school. Starting nose tackle. I loved it. The camaraderie. The discipline. Even the violence. (To this day my right ankle makes a loud, crackling sound. A souvenir from a pulling guard who stomped on it. When I limped to the sideline my coach yelled at me to get back into the game. Good times).

As we learn more and more about the detrimental effects of playing football I find I would be less and less likely to let my own kids play. For all of the wonderful life lessons learned I’m just not sure it’s worth the damage.

from Blog – Scott Stantis