re: Football is a dying sport

I’ve seen some bad stuff, as a player and fan. Had two for sure concussions (once hospitalized), probably several more. Saw other players have worse. Saw one teammate knocked out cold and landed on his back. He started throwing up and choking. Nobody, including the coaches, knew what to to. One grabbed his belt and started pulling up like they used to do when we got our breath knocked out. There was no such thing as trainer. Luckily one dad was an EMT and ran out and rolled the kid over so he didn’t choke on his vomit. If the kid had a broken neck, he’d probably be paralyzed or worse.

I’ve seen broken necks, broken limbs (3 for me), teeth, severe concussions where a player had to stay in the hospital for 3 days and a dark room for 3 weeks. Permanently pinched neck and back nerves. Permanently damaged knees and ankles. I have a deformed finger(even after surgery) and a bad neck and ankle. Can’t rememer shite, probably due to the concussions.

Football’s a brutal sport. I didn’t let my sons play. Thankfully they excelled in other sports and didn’t want to.

Athletes are bigger, faster, and hit harder than ever. I think football will lose its fan base in 5-10 years. The NFL sooner. I don’t watch it anymore. Even college has lost some luster with all the TV, Nike, showboating & replay stuff.

The game is losing the middle class. And no sport survives that. Better learn to like soccer and lacrosse. That’s where we’re headed.