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Todd Hess's avatar

It is getting harder every year to overcome the guilt part of the guilty pleasure as we learn more about how damaging football is to players, especially brain injuries. For those at the professional level I can just about see the risk-reward trade off. For college and youth the risk side is way too high.

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Marie Lachat's avatar

It is a celebration of American violence and excess. Schools alter schedules so even kindergartners can stay up and watch but never that I am aware of so citizens can vote. We dress kids well beneath the age of reason in team clothing but for the most part will never let our kids play this violent game. To say this leaves one open to being called unpatriotic. That says it all to me. I like other sports and our kids had played on those teams but none intrudes on a non-fans life like football. Thanksgiving used to be a patriotic unifying day but now it’s just another nonstop football celebration.

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