The Consequences Of Playing Football

As stated in New York Daily News, an “ average [of] twelve high school and college” students die each year by playing football. Football is a sport that occurs between two teams, who have eleven players on each side. Both teams are assigned a spot to protect from the opposing team, who they to score points by going towards them with everything they have. Playing football might seem fun, but it may become so brutal that the people who play it undergo pain. If I had a son I would not allow him to play football because of the bodily injuries, lifelong injuries, and the possible change of dying.
First off, the one reason why I would not let my son play football is because of the bodily injuries. One of the “most common [bodily] injuries in football is an ACL injury” (Kelly Hansen), also known as anterior cruciate ligament. Our anterior cruciate ligament exists at “the end [ of your] thigh bone [then it] meets [at] the top of [your] shin bone” (Medlineplus). This part of your bone …show more content…
The lifelong injuries that affect football players are “mood changes, memory loss, and behavioral changes” (Concussion Unit YouTube video Activity 2). Supposing that a football player goes through some of these life long injuries, the issue inhabits the individual permanently. When something is permanent that means the issue stays bonded to you forever. As seen in the case of Mike Webster, he described himself as “not the same person” after he retired from the NFL (Frontier video: League of Denial). Basically, imagine having to live your life with something that becomes a burden for your own persona through thick and thin. Not being able to get rid of it because it is a part of your own being. Or that it completely turns your whole life around for the worst. Moreover, I would not approve my son to play football because of how much impact a life long injury can cause to my