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Persuasive Essay: Football Is Too Dangerous

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Preston Hammond Cowles English 9- 1B 27 April 2023 Football is Too Dangerous He’s running down the sideline! He’s at the 40! The 30! 20! 10! Oh no, he gets absolutely flattened out of bounds by the defender at the 5! Oh no, it seems that he is hurt very badly!. And just like that a simple hit can ruin your whole life and career. This is why football is the most dangerous sport and players should really think if they should play. Tackle football can cause kids to acquire concussions that can cause serious brain damage, and life threatening injuries, and even make kids develop memory loss. No kids should be allowed to play with a pigskin (football), because of how harmful (dangerous) the activity is. First, concussions are a very serious thing …show more content…

According to Brian Resnick, in,”What a lifetime of playing football can do to the human brain” it states: It suggests (though not conclusively) that playing football at ages younger than 12 is more dangerous for long-term cognitive decline than starting at an older age. The results of this study suggest that sustaining repeated head injuries during critical periods of brain maturation could alter neurodevelopmental trajectories, leading to later-life cognitive impairment, the study concluded. This shows us that playing football at a young age can cause very serious head injuries including memory loss. This also shows how dangerous playing football for a longer amount of time can be very dangerous. Also according to US News, in, “In Autopsy Study, Over 90% of Former NFL Players Showed Signs of Brain Disease CTE” its states, “A degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma, CTE causes depression, suicidal thoughts, aggression and mood swings. Eventually, folks have problems with thinking and memory, and may ultimately develop dementia.” We do not want young kids to start feeling dispirited (depressed) and start having suicidal thoughts just because of a playing football for a while. This is why playing football and obtaining an injury can mean way more to a kid's life, so this is why football is the most dangerous …show more content…

They think that playing football is good because it can make them more healthy, improve teamwork, and mental toughness. Playing football can make you more healthy, but in the long run football can cause many injuries like hamstrings pulled, ankle sprains, and concussions. This will make it really rough on your body later in life making your health not the best. Also people think that participating in football will improve social skills and teamwork skills, but when playing many people take football as a game for themselves and only care about stats and how good they personally do making them more selfish. They also say that football will improve their mental skills but football comes with many hard struggles and makes most kids get down on themself and depressed and live a way harder

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