Parents running the cost-benefit analysis of football have another item to consider with a star quarterback retiring in his prime because he was tired of dealing with injuries.
, ready to castigate Luck for his timing, but Luck is hardly the first NFL player to bow out of the sport in what ought to be his prime, nor will he be the last. The list keeps growing: Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson, Patrick Willis, Chris Borland, Jason Worilds, Pat Tillman, Tiki Barber, Robert Smith, Vontae Davis, Lynn Swann, Gale Sayers, Jim Brown, and now Luck. ...
Magary's analysis focuses on the NFL, but it's also true for the cost-benefit analysis parents are running on football. The sport's inherently violent nature means it's always had parents stopping their kids from playing it . But thanks to all theand cases, and early, tragic deaths, we all know how badly the football story can end.
In the"60 Minutes" piece, Green isn't regretful about his football days, though he's more conscious of safety, especially in not using the head as a weapon. Green coaches his 12-year-old son, who plays quarterback -- but Green, who was a linebacker with the Atlanta Falcons, doesn't want him playing defense.
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