This is just the tip of the iceberg. With increasing concern over head injuries and what seems to be an annual litany of young men dying in high school with previously unknown medical issues, parents are opting for other sports, if any. I know my son, who played football and baseball, has said his son can play hockey, soccer or run track or do any of the other sports like tennis or golf-but no football and no baseball. This is not because of the physical aspects-his son shows every sign of being the size of Dad at six foot four and 225-but because of the culture of arrogance and bad behavior that seems to be indulged with star athletes at all levels. As a high school teacher I've seen those kids who had the path made smooth for them. Sooner or later they crash and burn. That is what we're seeing played out on a national scale with Kaepernick. It's time to pull back from our fascination with athletics and games.