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41. They'll just improve the uniforms and safety equipment, like this:

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Are colleges, high schools, the NFL, and fans prepared for the demise of US Football? [View all] fried eggs Sep 2013 OP

It's inevitable that it will decline trumad Sep 2013 #1

It's pretty intense on a high school sideline too bigwillq Sep 2013 #2

I'm a huge old school Dolphin fan trumad Sep 2013 #3

Soccer will prevail in the long run! nt Cryptoad Sep 2013 #70

Lots of concussions in that sport, too. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #81

Yeah sure. LittleBlue Sep 2013 #4

If there are no new bodies coming up the pipeline, fried eggs Sep 2013 #6

Yes, many parents will ignore the concussion information. Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #11

Another "poverty draft"--like the armed forces. truebluegreen Sep 2013 #88

With the salaries paid in the NFL LittleBlue Sep 2013 #53

Willing parents too, I suppose ... GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #83

You might want to research that claim. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #87

Think again LittleBlue Sep 2013 #92

3-4 years @800 = 1.2M after taxes. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #93

How much will they make in Compton? LittleBlue Sep 2013 #96

Yeah, thats why nobody boxes anymore. davepc Sep 2013 #95

Not gonna happen. Aristus Sep 2013 #5

Heard a lot of experts and former players say it will trumad Sep 2013 #9

Parental approval ... GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #84

Yes. It rings a bell. Aristus Sep 2013 #94

I already don't watch. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #7

I was hoping it would decline because schools would take education much more seriously. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #8

I don't understand that statement at all. Why is football the reason schools hughee99 Sep 2013 #62

How many students get a pass in class because they can throw or catch a ball? Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #104

We can't get guns under control and you think football will die. mick063 Sep 2013 #10

Deer hunting harms a greater percentage of the population than football? furious Sep 2013 #13

Why not? mick063 Sep 2013 #16

Possibly, but you said a greater percentage, not an equal percentage. furious Sep 2013 #20

I am close friends with several avid hunters. mick063 Sep 2013 #24

It can be expensive first time around, furious Sep 2013 #43

I would say football is WAY more popular then guns. iandhr Sep 2013 #18

Boxing used to be the biggest sport in the country. truebluegreen Sep 2013 #90

I don't think it will die off. HappyMe Sep 2013 #12

Some 30 years, in an article on "60 Minutes," an inventor discussed uniform improvements. . . Journeyman Sep 2013 #27

In the Cyber-era only half the education system is currently needed, will CK_John Sep 2013 #14

So then basketball fills the void. mick063 Sep 2013 #19

basketball is certainly not a sport free from concussions shanti Sep 2013 #40

Neither is bicycling mick063 Sep 2013 #74

Probably not. furious Sep 2013 #15

Yes but... iandhr Sep 2013 #31

Harry Carson a former hall of fame linebacker... iandhr Sep 2013 #17

He's right, I wouldn't want any grandson, especially mine, to play such a violent "sport". furious Sep 2013 #21

It speaks volumes though when it comes... iandhr Sep 2013 #22

If schools were liable for the injuries football would be gone. Downwinder Sep 2013 #23

I have been wondering for a while iandhr Sep 2013 #25

Found a chart that compares HS concussion rates Revanchist Sep 2013 #33

I pray for the demise of professional sports every day TlalocW Sep 2013 #26

i feel the same about movies.. frylock Sep 2013 #45

All professional sports? Really? Fencing? Skiing? Marathoning? cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #60

It's not so much what I allow TlalocW Sep 2013 #73

long about the time maindawg Sep 2013 #28

Don't worry, football died in Cleveland years ago... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #82

Soccer is getting more popular than football with teens. ErikJ Sep 2013 #29

old man's game shanti Sep 2013 #46

there are concussions in soccer as well frylock Sep 2013 #47

My kids played H.S.soccer & 2 played intercollegiate soccer. Divernan Sep 2013 #65

Not as many concussions as in football, but people fall and hit their heads against the ground bluestate10 Sep 2013 #66

English Premier League gets a big American stage on NBC Divernan Sep 2013 #63

NBC outbid ESPN & Fox to broadcast English Premier League matches. Divernan Sep 2013 #64

Expect more of this: Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #30

We are parents who did not let our son play football. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #32

No, this will just gentrify the sport Taverner Sep 2013 #34

Youth baseball and football injury rates are similar, but baseball fatalities are much higher. Teach29 Sep 2013 #48

REally? Why is that? Taverner Sep 2013 #51

Hit or pitched balls to the head and chest. Teach29 Sep 2013 #54

yikes! Taverner Sep 2013 #55

Turn on your TV and see who is playing. Throd Sep 2013 #56

I was thinking just that Taverner Sep 2013 #57

If I had kids, I wouldn't let them play football. I would probably LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #35

I live in a small rural community with a small jr. high/high school. For the first time anyone can OregonBlue Sep 2013 #36

Stopped Watching Football 15 Years Ago - Have Not Had A TV For 13 Years Now cantbeserious Sep 2013 #37

Football is more of a religion in Texas. Probably more support than guns. X_Digger Sep 2013 #38

The TV show WIPEOUT ... JEFF9K Sep 2013 #39

They'll just improve the uniforms and safety equipment, like this: MineralMan Sep 2013 #41

It would be safer without helmets and pads FarCenter Sep 2013 #77

Fine with me. They should adopt Aussie Rules. longship Sep 2013 #42

It's a silly choice, but we all know where this will go Android3.14 Sep 2013 #44

I don't pipi_k Sep 2013 #49

Spoken like a narrow-minded Republican. GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #85

Darn... so my kids can't play tiddlywinks. mwooldri Sep 2013 #100

This isn't about hazards jberryhill Sep 2013 #101

They've already weakened it to the point of being nearly unwatchable. PeteSelman Sep 2013 #50

Who wants to see millionaries run around in their pajamas? randome Sep 2013 #58

Don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #52

Rollerball. nt valerief Sep 2013 #59

That brings back a memory of the only high school game I ever attended zeemike Sep 2013 #61

When I coached softball/baseball for my kids dotymed Sep 2013 #69

It seems that most at Du want to abolish sports altogether. panader0 Sep 2013 #67

It seems many on DU know what's best for everybody and therefore get to tell everybody what liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #98

You are talking about a country in which UFC is the fastest growing sport OmahaBlueDog Sep 2013 #68

Actually MFrohike Sep 2013 #71

My son had 5 tackles today. ileus Sep 2013 #72

live and let live damn it. Kids can get hurt doing anything. Kids can get hurt riding a bicycle for liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #75

the issue is liability. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #89

I actually think they should try to make it safer. I don't think it should be done away with all liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #91

This just doesn't Tien1985 Sep 2013 #76

Lots of adults who love football won't let their kids play it BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #78

Good it's about time our society focuses too mch on sports gopiscrap Sep 2013 #79

If they'd fix the helmets and change one rule Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2013 #80

I grew up a football fan--waited 37 years for my team to win a Superbowl!-- truebluegreen Sep 2013 #86

My father strongly discouraged me from ever playing. Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #97

I'm only into pro football, not college or high school davidpdx Sep 2013 #99

LOL, agree. Inkfreak Sep 2013 #102

I'm a huge Packer fan TBF Sep 2013 #103

The main problem with football is no one is taught how to tackle properly Chisox08 Sep 2013 #105