Football is often considered a dangerous sport; injuries are very common in Football. Out of many injuries players can possibly get, head injuries are one of the most dangerous ones. Although head injuries are very dangerous, many players tough them out because they fear their injury might thwart their team's success. These false decisions that players make could sometimes lead to much bigger consequences. Just 4 days ago, a high school football player died after he received a head injury. For a long time, companies have been inventing many things to prevent injuries and make football a more safer sport.
In this article, a major invention has proved its usefulness against head injuries. When a player takes a big hit to the head, this head impact sensor emits a yellow flickering light that indicates a possible head injury that the player could have suffered. Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher, director of the Michigan NeuroSport Program stated that "These technologies can be useful if used cautiously, as long as you don't overinterpret what they mean". He also said "It could be really dangerous to rely on this too much." I believe no matter how many more inventions come out in the future, football will never be a completely safe sport. If players don't make right decisions, football could be a very dangerous, even deadly sport. Because of this reason, there are many parents who don't want their kids to be playing football. But football is still the number one sport in America. The main reason for its popularity is just many kids play football just for the fun of the sport. But I believe there are also many kids who get pressured from their peers, like their parents, into playing football. I think this is because there is a stereotype with football players that makes them an "American". Football was born in America, so someone becoming a football player makes society see him as patriotic.
Do you think football players are considered "American" by the society?
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