Concussions, Kids And Contact Sports (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Football has a giant legacy in this country. Right now, young players are grabbing cleats and pads again to head onto the practice field. Marching bands, sweat, glory. Friday night lights. But people are also thinking twice. The brain trauma from concussions that has plagued the NFL can start early. My guest today Bennet Omalu, whose life was dramatized in the movie “Concussion” with Will Smith, says letting kids play football is child abuse. This hour On Point: Should you let your child play football? -- Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2017/08/15/concussions-kids-and-contact-sports