Many people enjoy watching or playing the game called football. However, there are many people that think football is just a waste oftime and money. I, for instance, am one of those people. Whether it isjust hometown high school football, College football or even NFLfootball I think that football is an awful representation of athletic ability. There are many cons including the physical effect that it has on theplayers, the amount of money that is spent on the players, and themessage that it is sending to children.First of all, football is one of the most dangerous sports that isplayed in the United States whether it is the little leagues or the NFL. Players are tackled and thrown around in all different directions. Manyplayers may get injured so badly that they have to quit playing football. They may injure the heads, spines, and in most cases their knees. Toprove just how dangerous football is, there are ambulances that attendthe game waiting or watching to see if someone gets hurt. In manyinstances a player has to be taken away by the ambulance. Why do theplayers put themselves through all of this physical trauma? Not only dothe football players get injured during the games, they also get injuredduring practices. The situation is just as bad as if there were an actualgame being played. Pulled muscles, torn ligaments, broken bones, andsometimes concussions. The possibilities are endless.There are numerous amounts of money that is spent on theplayers. Not necessarily in the little leagues, but the NFL for instance. The players are sometimes paid millions of dollars to be a footballplayer. A lot of times college football players get scholarships forplaying football at certain schools. This ignites a whole new debateabout the football players ability to attend college and his grades. Manypeople believe that a lot of times the player does not even attend collegehalf the time and is still passed. The money that is spent on t...
