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Hazel's avatar

Greed is one of the seven deadly sins. Certainly could be for football, fans and players. Not to mention back to school in general. Donald Trump can be blamed. His mishandling of everything he touches encourages public bad instead of good.

Those if his ilk jump on the band wagon in all facets of life.

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SPW's avatar

Years ago, before there was no discussion of playing hazards, my husband saw playing any kind of sport well but primarily football, would get him off the farm and into a better life. This is what drives so many kids today and has now for generations. As a consequence of his decision he played varsity ball in high school, college and almost two full years playing pro ball in Canada. He sustained a career-ending injury during his second year and spent the next 4 years in his own personal hell until an orthopedic surgeon could put him back together, sort of.

This intro is written because long before COVID, sports and the powers that be promoting them have always been about the all mighty dollar. Yes, they drape it in the cloak of the selfless student athlete but we have seen way too many times how these young, hungry, and impressionable kids are abused and it’s all for the money. Over the years we’ve heard of former athletes graduating barely being able to read, badly injured and left without their scholarship money to finish at school, promoted like a piece of meat, or spoiled so much that they think they can get away with lawless activities. A lot of schools end up in trouble over such crass abuse.

So this is not new. Money in amateur sports has been a thing for years. Playing with COVID is just another “thing”.

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