We feel the same way about football. My husband is an orthopedic surgeon and did his sports medicine fellowship as an NFL team doctor. It’s not just the brain injuries - he routinely sees former players with chronic pain,severe arthritis and needing joint replacements by the time they are in their 30s or early 40s. He describes a lot of these guys as being essentially crippled by the time they are in their late 40s and 50s. No other sport takes that kind of toll on the body. It’s the one sport ( with boxing a close second) that he absolutely would not allow our kids to play and my oldest is also 6 ft 4 and huge.
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