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If you had a young son (6-9), would you want him to play football?
Yes 4 (80%)
No 1 (20%)
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Would You Want Your Son to Play Football?
Topic Started: May 3 2012, 09:02 PM (224 Views)
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With all the talk about Junior Seau's death, this question has come up on almost every sports talk show, especially after Kurt Warner The Dan Patrick Show and said:

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“They both have the dream, like dad, to play in the NFL,” Warner said. “That’s their goal. And when you hear things like the bounties, when you know certain things having played the game, and then obviously when you understand the size, the speed, the violence of the game, and then you couple that with situations like Junior Seau — was that a ramification of all the years playing? And things that go with that. It scares me as a dad. I just wonder — I wonder what the league’s going to be like. I love that the commissioner is doing a lot of things to try to clean up the game from that standpoint and improve player safety, which helps, in my mind, a lot. But it’s a scary thing for me.”

Asked if he would prefer that his sons not play football, Warner answered, “Yes, I would. Can’t make that choice for them if they want to, but there’s no question in my mind.”


http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/03/kurt-warner-would-prefer-his-sons-not-play-football/

So, the poll question is this:
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Hope they don't have bounties in youth football. That would be a pretty intense sports dad.
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Warhorse
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After High school? It would depend on his size. But both my sons are their own men, the choice is up to them.
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Coltny
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After reading so much stuff of late about how former NFL players are broke and directionless in life, it doesn't seem that football is a good career choice.

IMO, guys should not be able to play pro football without a college degree. I know that is impossible, and is maybe a crazy idea, but so many of these guys seem to enter the NFL without a clue about many, many things.

Edited by Coltny, Jun 5 2012, 10:25 AM.
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Even a degree isn't enough for some because they don't have the work ethic to make use of it. Let's make no mistake though. There are plenty of players who stay relatively healthy and wealthy. That pro football players tend to die younger than you're average individual has been common knowledge going back at least a couple of decades now.
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subvet
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At that young age it wouldn't be important to play, once he hit his teen years would be different but either way it would be up to the boy if he wanted to or not.
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Dunk
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6-9 seems a little young to me now to start playing, but I guess we played full contact, no pads, backyard ball at that age, and I'd say it still happens today. ..Organized football with pads is a much safer alternative to this of course. Is there a risk for an injury? Sure, but you can say the same thing about letting a kid ride a bicycle. ... I've met people who won't let their kids play football for fear of them getting hurt, yet they let em ride a dirt bike, and think nothing of it........I do not have a son, but my reply echos subvet and warhorse, if they want to play fine. If not fine.
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