Letter of the Day (Nov. 28): Football's dangers

Something to think about as you settle in for today's games.

November 28, 2013 at 12:13AM
Most fans don’t think of the Vikings first when they think of Brett Favre, but he sure was good when he arrived in 2009.
Brett Favre, during his time as a Minnesota Viking. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Brett Favre recently said on the "Today Show" that if he had a son, he'd be "really leery" of letting him play football. Hundreds of players and former players have serious brain damage, and their prognoses are dire; dementia is inevitable for these fellows and for many more who play the game.

Professional, collegiate, public and parochial football have too much in common with dogfighting; predictable violence damages the contestants in a programmed venue and event, while money flies high and low.

Regardless of how much concrete they pour for the new stadium, the foundations of football appear to be crumbling. And, as blocking and tackling can never be made safer, football is a dying and doomed sport.

What stadium?

MARK R. JACOBSON, Minneapolis
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