Originally Posted by Viperstick
Remember, Teddy Roosevelt railed against football in America due to the injuries it was causing. Football adapted and thus, the forward pass was born.
Reports of football's death have been greatly exaggerated.
http://www.history.com/news/how-tedd...saved-football
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That was then...this is now, V. Decades after Teddy's time doctors used to do adds for cigarette brands. I recently saw photos of NFL players smoking on the sidelines during games.
The CTE issue is already having impact. Parents are not letting their kids play at the pre-HS level. Eventually the player supply will be impacted.
FB is an exciting, popular game....and it's hard to imagine it disappearing entirely. Prize fighting still goes on....but at nothing remotely approaching the level I recall growing up. It's likely that high schools and then some colleges will drop the sport...it's expensive, yet another motivation. So, FB will go on for a long time.....but surely CTE will have a growing impact.
