"Obama says football likely to 'change' because of head injuries" By: Kristene Quan Tuesday, January 29, 2013. President Obama has said it before: he roots for his hometown Chicago Bears and has been known to throw the pigskin around the Oval Office. But if he had a son, he said he would “have to think long and hard” before letting him on the field. "The head injuries that some football players face sometimes lead to lifelong neurological maladies has the President questioning whether the risks are worth it for college players"
I can see where he's coming from as a father, wanting to protect his kid. It's only right, but these are college players not childeren they should be able to make their own choices regarding the risk of this sport.
President Obama is more worried about the college players than the NFL. "the NFL players have a union, they’re grown men, they can make some of these decisions on their own, and most of them are well-compensated for the violence they do to their bodies."
I can see where he's coming from as a father, wanting to protect his kid. It's only right, but these are college players not childeren they should be able to make their own choices regarding the risk of this sport.
President Obama is more worried about the college players than the NFL. "the NFL players have a union, they’re grown men, they can make some of these decisions on their own, and most of them are well-compensated for the violence they do to their bodies."
The college players are grown too, aren't they? its not like were talking about high school players. that would be different. But he's referring to how the NFL players have something to fall back on if they were injuried unlike the college players. So he would like to see the NCAA making the sport better for the players.
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