At least in California, they can't make the choice to purchase alcohol or cigarettes until 21. The more the science links football to permanent health effect, t

At least in California, they can't make the choice to purchase alcohol or cigarettes until 21. The more the science links football to permanent health effect, the harder it is to sustain the logic to let them play as "consenting adults". Say nothing of the lengths to cover up some of these effects by the NFL and probably the NCAA.