IMO, it is taking longer than I though it would to get rid of football.

[hueymahl]

46. Mostly agree

The game is already evolving to limit impacts. Just this year the NFHS (high school governing body) eliminated the "crack-back" block, e.g., the block where the WR cracks back inside to block the LB who normally does not see it coming. Tackling has already changed, as has rules on leaping, blocking, kick receiving and certain types of tackling. The game is becoming more passing in large part due to these rule changes.

BUT, your last paragraph is completely unfounded. There is zero evidence that pro players suffer CTE "nearly universal". And I have not seen any studies that suggest that college players suffer it any more than the general population. And I have not even seen a sky-is-falling article suggesting that HS players suffer CTE. Even the studies done on pro players only show that some pro players had CTE. There have not been any studies comparing Pro players to the general population (though I concede that some respected scientists are extrapolating from the existing flawed studies that this is likely).