Brett Favre, a quarterback from the south, came out and said to not have kids play tackle until they're 14. But when they turn 14? It's not like that risk goes

Brett Favre, a quarterback from the south, came out and said to not have kids play tackle until they're 14. But when they turn 14? It's not like that risk goes away. IIRC, his statement was based on CTE studies on the brains of ex-high school (but not ex-college/NFL) players. Of the sample, those with signs of CTE had played youth football as well as high school ball. Only one CTE sample did not play youth ball (and the rest of the high-school-only samples did not have CTE). Gist of it being that playing youth ball through high school puts you at a significantly higher risk of CTE than high school only. But, you are correct that any time spent playing has risks.