Brett Favre urges no tackle football for kids under 14

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Favre's PSA for the Concussion Legacy Foundation doesn't hold back when describing the troubling symptoms of CTE, and why parents shouldn't let their kids play tackle football until they're 14. The PSA goes through what a kid with CTE would experience through the years, arriving finally at what a guy in his 50s — played by Favre — would be going through.

Brett Favre is speaking out on an issue that's very personal to him: CTE, the progressive brain disease. Favre appears in a new PSA urging parents not to let their kids play tackle football until they're 14, warning that the longer a kid plays tackle football, the likelier they are to develop CTE.

He discussed the PSA, which he did in partnership with the Concussion Legacy Foundation, in an interview on CNN Tuesday afternoon. However, after urging people to trust the science and research on CTE, Favre refused to say if he'd gotten the COVID-19 vaccine and implied that the vaccines may not be safe.

Brett Favre's affecting PSA on CTE
Favre's PSA for the Concussion Legacy Foundation doesn't hold back when describing the troubling symptoms of CTE, and why parents shouldn't let their kids play tackle football until they're 14. The PSA goes through what a kid with CTE would experience through the years, arriving finally at what a guy in his 50s — played by Favre — would be going through.

The PSA obviously hit close to home for Favre, who played for 19 professional seasons, but also in college, high school, and when he was even younger. He told "Today" that he worries about whether the things he experiences day-to-day are normal signs of aging, or the symptoms of CTE.

"I don't know what normal feels like. Do I have CTE? I really don't know," Favre said. "Concussions are a very, very serious thing and we're just scraping the surface of how severe they are."

https://sports.yahoo.com/brett-favre-urges-no-tackle-football-for-kids-under-14-but-vaccine-comments-undercut-pro-science-message-193851358.html

I'm glad he did this, but a lot of kids can still get life changing injuries after 14. Football is dangerous.

[pwb]

1. So he reinvented Touch football?

Way to go puke.

[multigraincracker]

2. The first time I was knocked out was about 11 years old.

A heavy garage door came down on my head. Then 4 or 5 times in high school sports and then in amateur boxing. I know a lot of you will be saying "That explains a lot" about me.

[Irish_Dem]

3. He is right. No reason for children to suffer unnecessary head injuries.

Irresponsible on the part of parents and school officials to not protect kids.

[multigraincracker]

4. It's later in life as adult that

the real suffering begins.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Multiple dings to the head are the worst.

It all adds up. Once the TBI cascades begin, it is permanent damage.

[doc03]

5. I wasn't into sports when I was in high school. Most of

the jocks from my time now have knee and hip replacements. They have the Al Bundy syndrome sitting around talking about their "Glory days" . I am 73 and still have all my body parts and in better shape than 9 out of 10 of them.

[Cracklin Charlie]

6. I agree.

Plus, I think flag football (all ages) is much more fun to watch.

[Tadpole Raisin]

8. Even 1 concussion can change your life and here we talk about

Purposefully doing a sport where the likelihood of ringing your noggin is guaranteed? Starting with kids!?

I don’t get it. Whether your sport is football, boxing, or whatever, this enjoyment of watching people get slammed, hammered, nailed… as part of the entertainment value of the sport - and the enjoyment will be lost if you end it - is sickening to me.

I’m all for this!!!