ESPN Football Analyst Walks Away, Disturbed by Brain Trauma on Field
Good for him.<p>I stopped following football after watching League of Denial on PBS. If I&#x27;m at the bar or something and it happens to be on, I might passively watch it, but I haven&#x27;t sought it out since. I just can&#x27;t support the NFL.<p>I do feel torn though because I love hockey. I know they&#x27;re dealing with similar controversies. My justification, however flimsy it might be is that I don&#x27;t like the fighting (I might be in a minority, but I&#x27;d have no issue if the NHL eliminates fighting altogether), and the big hits aren&#x27;t why I watch...I enjoy the stick work, the dangling and skills getting to the net. I can also appreciate that the NHL does seem to be doing a better job at cracking down on the dirty hits.<p>I also play hockey (in a non-check beer league) and am very aware about the risks. I&#x27;m also an adult who is old and mature enough to accept these risks. I don&#x27;t know how much that can be said for the elementary&#x2F;middle&#x2F;high school kids playing sports like hockey and football.