[ThePassionOfTheChryst]

I realize this is missing the point, but looking at that photo of him with Will Smith makes me think Wayne Brady would perhaps have been a better casting choice, as far as physical likeness goes.

Also, I'm not an expert by any means, or even remotely knowledgeable on the issue.  However, from a logical point of view, it would seem to me that football would be more dangerous the higher you go through the ranks.  I played youth football, and even though I was smaller, I never quite took a hit that I thought was very violent.  It wasn't until high school varsity level that I really felt like hits were violent.  I guess the question becomes, is the further development of the brain in older players enough to withstand the additional violence of the sport at those levels?  Or, more simply, what is worse for the brain: an 11-year-old getting tackled by a 75-pounder, or a 25-year-old being lit up by a 250-pounder?

[ThePassionOfTheChryst]

I realize this is missing the point, but looking at that photo of him with Will Smith makes me think Wayne Brady would perhaps have been a better casting choice, as far as physical likeness goes.

Also, I'm not an expert by any means, or even remotely knowledgeable on the issue.  However, from a logical point of view, it would seem to me that football would be more dangerous the higher you go through the ranks.  I played youth football, and even though I was smaller, I never quite took a hit that I thought was very violent.  It wasn't until high school varsity level that I really felt like hits were violent.  I guess the question becomes, is the further development of the brain in older players enough to withstand the additional violence of the sport at those levels?  Or, more simply, what is worse for the brain: an 11-year-old getting tackled by a 75-pounder, or a 25-year-old being lit up by a 250-pounder?