That's true that it's everyone's right to make their own decisions, but it's a little grayer when that decision-making process is as exploitative as it can be.

That's true that it's everyone's right to make their own decisions, but it's a little grayer when that decision-making process is as exploitative as it can be. I'm happy to watch pro football, because the players there (at this point) are grown adults who know the risks and are getting compensated for their part in my entertainment. I find that more difficult to justify for college football, where (in the most generous interpretation) many students are playing unpaid as their only route to getting a (in-name-only) college education. I can't see a justification at all for high school or youth football, where it's not at all clear that the participants are in a position to consent to the damage they're risking on themselves.