If I had one, would I let my child play football? My answer is no and this is due to evidence found in these two passages. According to the passage, 87 out of 91 NFL players whose brains were studied, were found to have a brain issue known as CTE. From what I’ve read, “CTE is a degenerative brain disease found in some athletes.” These are statistics from NFL players, and it says you are even more vulnerable as a child under 12. Football is better than “sitting in front of a computer all day,” says Mrs. Jones, the author, and I agree. When you play the sport, you run around and get exercise, which is good, however is it worth hanging yourself at only 25? According to the article, this is what happened to a young man named Joseph. He hung himself due to the effects of playing football at an early age. CTE is the reason for this, the article says. In the words of Joseph's mother, I would never want to “sign my son up for a brain disease.” Joseph’s mother, Debra is now an advocate to stop children from playing football before the age of 14, and I agree with her. It is too likley for something bad to happen, like CTE. More and more people are becoming aware of CTE.
