> You aren't going to get the activity of football to go away even if it is risky and bad idea for ones health. It will never go away completely but it is alre

> You aren't going to get the activity of football to go away even if it is risky and bad idea for ones health. It will never go away completely but it is already shrinking: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-football-youth-decline-met-20170904-story.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-footbal... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-kids-tackle-football/fewer-u-s-high-school-athletes-play-football-amid-concussion-fears-idUSKCN1GO2LY https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-kids-tackle-footba... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/sports/football/tackle-football-brain-youth.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/sports/football/tackle-fo... The younger you get the larger the loss in popularity. Contrast that against "soccer" (football) which has gained in popularity over the same period: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-paul-neil/soccer-is-here-for-real-t_b_9730440.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-paul-neil/soccer-is-her... And basketball has also been surging in popularity: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/12/nba-surpassed-nfl-league-of-americas-future-kareem-abdul-jabbar https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/12/nba-surpassed-...