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Is Football Dangerous
Every sport has a risk of you getting injured, but football is by far the most dangerous. It is too dangerous to let children play? Honestly yes it is.
A reason why it’s the most dangerous is because of concussions. From 2001 to 2006, emergency room visits for concussions rose 62 percent. That is ridiculous for just a sport. I think that children should only be allowed to play flag football, as kids still get the exercise but don’t have to knock the living crap out of each other.
Another reason why I think it’s too dangerous is because of heat exhaustion. When I played football for my middle school team, every time after practice I’d get an excruciating headache or feel sick to my stomach because the heat of the pads was just too much, and

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