What does the future hold for the sport of football?

[gatoveintisiete]

With all the talk of concussions and their ramifications, will football as we know it exist in 2022?  People are dying, being permanently dissabled and such, Will the President weigh in? 

[Cartierfor3]

RoboSnyder

[Stevesie60]

As long as people are making lots of money (always), football will be around.

[bones129]

Jakesie has it right. Money is the key.

[slackcat]

Will be outlawed and debate will be the new tail that wags the dog.

[Institutional Control]

Need to give the players guns like in The Last Boy Scout.

[Stupid Fitz]

Remove facemasks

[Cire]

More kids will focus on other sports

[wetwillie]

i wouldn't mind seeing it phased out, can't envision that happening any time soon though.

[sys]

will change or die.  faster than you can imagine.

[EMAWmeister]

While everyone is calling for more protective padding, maybe the answer is less, a la rugby. Focus on the technique of tackling rather than launching like a damn missile because you have all the padding on earth.

[Shacks]

Remove facemasks

Linemen wouldn't have faces if you did this

[Stupid Fitz]

While everyone is calling for more protective padding, maybe the answer is less, a la rugby. Focus on the technique of tackling rather than launching like a damn missile because you have all the padding on earth.

This is really the only option.

[gatoveintisiete]

I think football will be gone pretty damn quick, things changing pretty fast up in this piece.

[bubbles4ksu]

if football sees drastic changes before gun laws do i'll be surprised and i'll kill myself.