[The Week] It's unrealistic to ban football. But it might not be ethical to watch it, either.

Trauma to the brain happens in youth football and is extremely dangerous at that age.

CTE is a careerist problem, so of course it doesn't have much application below the collegiate level. But it's only one very narrow, specific health implication in a very large array of them that are amplified in risk for youth.

 

High school football isn't so ingrained in our culture that it would prevail over kids's health.