GUTHRIE, TX – OCTOBER 11: Two Guthrie Jaguars compare marks on their helmets before taking the field for their six man football matchup against the Patton Springs Rangers on October 11, 2007 in Guthrie, Texas. Without six man football schools like these would not have enough players to field a team and would therefore not being able to take part in the sport of football.
Rick Gershon/Getty ImagesThe doctor who discovered CTE in football players believes that letting anyone under the age of 18 play football should be considered child abuse.
Dr. Bennet Omalu said that letting children play football is the definition of “child abuse” and doesn’t believe there is any way to make football safer.
Omalu’s life and findings on concussions was recently dramatized in the movie “Concussion” with Will Smith portraying Omalu.
