Ex-NFL Players Share If Kids Should Play Contact Sports? | Megyn Kelly TODAY

In light of the latest findings about brain injuries and contact sports, how young is too young for kids to play them? Former NFL players Leonard Marshall, Ed Marinaro and Mike Adamle discuss the issue on Megyn Kelly TODAY, along with Dr. Robert Cantu, co-founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation.
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Ex-NFL Players Share If Kids Should Play Contact Sports? | Megyn Kelly TODAY

[@mitch1847]

We can debate this until whenever. Bottom line is this: Rams slam their heads together. They're designed that way. The human body is not designed to slam into another human body. If you use something against it's intended purpose, it's going to break.

[@Biobele]

Soccer is not nearly as dangerous as NFL you don't need to jam heads with your opponents at all in fact you can go an entire season without using your head once. Check the statistics. Using your head is not a requirement.

[@mitch1847]

My wife is a nurse and I've worked in the ER for 6 years and have seen more injuries happen in soccer compared to football. "Dangerous" is a subjective term.

[@laemangaraja4239]

how many famous soccers player end up having CTE?

[@RaymonJordan2323]

80s soccer played with heavier balls. The stats are high for those of that era. Dementia alziehers cte

[@Biobele]

@@RaymonJordan2323 unlike Americans football, global football (soccer) is more open to change, no matter how dangerous they know their football is to players they will never change it, in football like I said jamming your head against your opponent or the ball is not a requirement you can use your chest, your shoulder, your back etc to challenge for the ball or pluck it out of the air. After doctor omalu revealed CTE many global football leagues thought up ways to avoid using head so much in the game especially in female football, and like someone noted the ball isn't as heavy or hard as it was in the 80's. But in American football nothing was done. Someone else has already pointed this out look at football legends even from the 60's, 70's and 80's how many of them had brain damage due to football? Infact how often do you see concussions in a football match? Very very rare, but in American football concussions are a normal part of the game the first time I watched it I saw a guy get knocked out cold and no cards was given, the commentators said he'll shake it off. In football if that happens the opponent will get a card. In American football they are purposely trying to knock each other out by ramming into each other infact they have guards whose job is to mow down the guy running with the ball. So you can not compare Football to American football at all through out the African cup qualifiers not one player suffered concussion, through out this year's European Champions league not one player has suffered concussion that's how rare it is in football. But American football this year I can't count the concussions maybe I'll have to Google it

[@Biobele]

@@mitch1847 @Mitch184 @Mitch184 Americans don't know how to play the beautiful game, it's possible you have seen injuries in football but they can't be compared to the volume of injuries in Boxing, MMA and American Football. Pele is still alive with no brain damage, mention one American football legend who is alive today that has no signs of brain damage? Just one. Even current American football players the above average ones all have signs of brain damage, sometime ago two American football players went to rob a store deandre baker and dunbar these are guys who earned over 5,600,000 us dollars as sign-on bonus, they earned over 500,000usd as salary along with other benefits and bonuses, if the team ends above this you get paid extra, if you score this or defend this much you get paid extra etc etc along with personal endorsement deals also running into millions of dollars, robbing a store of around 10,000usd. Over 50 american football players have killed someone, that number is close to zero in football and I want you to consider this there are more footballers than there are American football players yet suicides and homicides are more common amongst American football players than Footballers why? Coincidence? I say Brain damage. A guy earning over 1million USD, living in a mansion, with whatever woman of his choice he wants, just decides to throw it all away for absolutely no reason when most of them are investigated after their crimes a common answer is "I don't know" there is a video on KZbin of a football player who broke into a store took things and was leaving he just stood in the road confused didn't know where he was didn't know what he was doing such stories are non existent in the world of Football(soccer). So why dangerous may be subjective, we all can agree, American football is more than dangerous whichever way you want to look at it than football(soccer) can ever be. That is why Americans see it as a ladies game because it has no impact, it's not an impact sports, so it's not manly that's what they say that's why they prefer football and all those contact sports, I've spoken with lots of them they say they prefer seeing two men going at each other so we should not expect to see any major change or cancellation of American football any time soon.

[@bufnyfan1]

NY Giant HOF LB Harry Carson (who says he is already showing signs of CTE) has forbidden his grandson from playing football until he reaches 18 and has tried to discourage him from even playing the game at all

[@christiangerhardt2408]

Rugby is street's ahead as it conducts concussion tests allready. For the last 10 years players are taken of the field and tested for concussion when receiving a hard knock on the head.

[@erwinrogers9470]

Great conversation👍

[@tor-erikbakke1352]

Not ideal to equate football, soccer and other sports at the beginning. Yes, concussion can occur in all sports but football stands out as sub concussive blows to the head are the very essence of the sport - making it much more dangerous.

[@dm19609721]

ok now we now know about CTE and football/sports.....so play at your own risk.....it's like driving a car without no seat belt and brakes.

[@secondcoming2602]

Dancing around the fact that football is extremely hazardous. Not just dangerous. Unless you are just the punter or kicker.

[@Skybolter]

Soccer ⚽ is not so DANGEROUS at all!

[@humzahhassan4521]

Cte in soccer as well not completely safe

[@Skybolter]

@@humzahhassan4521 There have been 3 positive cases of CTE on Soccer, i know that, after that, FIFA & MLS they had taken this issue so seriously and after that, they Haven't anymore CTE cases on Soccer, besides, Soccer ⚽ it's not like NFL 🏈

[@nathanschmitz7236]

Watch the movie Concussion.

[@sjc4]

No. Watch Frontline's "League Of Denial" documentary. Actual story without the terrible fake accent.

[@myimorata7678]

I'm not a fan of Megan. But if she could focus on this issue, she'd do the world of American athletics a great service.

[@Skybolter]

Ed Marinaro was on the film PANIC IN THE SKIES

[@maddymud]

“he’s been spearheading it”

[@thebaltimorepostllc7891]

The rich get richer, i.e. the NFL owners while players continue to pay the toll.

[@joliettraveler]

This is why kids should pursue baseball instead. Much more skill required.

[@newyorkgiants9621]

Just ask his wife Debra

[@juckimal]

How do we set the age at 14? How is the age set at that? So dumb.

[@thebaltimorepostllc7891]

There are numerous cases of high school football players that have committed suicide after showing signs of CTE. You can find their stories right here on KZbin.

[@humzahhassan4521]

The Baltimore Post, LLC so no football until hs and change some rules

[@sjc4]

Ideally, the age should be older as young men's bodies and brains continue to develop until the mid 20s. But that doesn't make money, does it?

[@cynicalburns584]

Maybe you should ask Thad Castle. He knows a lot about c words.

[@newyorkgiants9621]

lol

[@empirepatriotnetwork2253]

1600 views, what a joke!!!! 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@anthonywhyms7746]

10k now. Football won't be the same in 10 years

[@joseperez1085]

Megan , your a awful interviewer, you bring on mike Adamle who is suffering from this and you don’t even ask him a question.

[@sjc4]

She did in a previous segment when it was just him with his wife on stage. A little research does you good, dude.

[@juckimal]

Why is it always about football? Are you kidding me.

[@philleotardo8038]

juckimal are you serious bruh. Football leads to CTE...the younger you are the higher the risk of head injury and the more devastating the concussions are to the developing brain

[@juckimal]

Do they test soccer players? Or Hockey Players? Why is it always Football?

[@philleotardo8038]

juckimal Yes there’s been links found in both sports. Are you feeling jealous that football gets the most coverage because there’s the biggest connection between football and cte. Give me a break lol

[@thebaltimorepostllc7891]

The movie concussion was the basis for the emphasis on football. Further studies showed that all contact sports could be just as dangerous. Just common sense.

[@juckimal]

@Matt Beeman what is your point?