It’s now being called the guilty pleasure of watching. Personally I loved playing football and still watch. But like Ed Cunningham, I’m feeling more queasy about brain injuries. From Salon: “Ed Cunningham, a college football analyst and prominent color commentator for Saturday collegiate games featured on ESPN and ABC, recently revealed that he stepped away from the broadcast booth for good over his serious concerns with the way football affects the brains of young athletes.
“In its current state, there are some real dangers: broken limbs, wear and tear,” Cunningham said in an interview with the New York Times that published on Wednesday. “But the real crux of this is that I just don’t think the game is safe for the brain. To me, it’s unacceptable.”
“I take full ownership of my alignment with the sport,” he added. “I can just no longer be in that cheerleader’s spot.”
Al MacRae sent along an excellent review from the Swedish Hospital blog. Click here for their analysis. Question for us all, would we encourage our grandchildren to play football?