Football apocalypse

Football apocalypse

'resolution race'Weird new California animals'Duck Grey Men's Teddy Bridgewater Elite XL Jersey Dynasty' reversalCouples who drink alikeThis time the warning note came from a tough guy who once epitomized every macho stereotype about the NFL. A man who couldn't be dragged off the field who still holds the record for the most Grey Men's Teddy Bridgewater Elite large Jersey consecutive NFL starts at 297.

This week, told the "Today Show" that, if he had a son, he would question whether that boy should play football.

"I would be real leery of him playing," said Favre, who has two daughters. "I'm almost glad I don't have a son because of the pressures he would face. Also, the physical toll that it could possibly take on him."

This is the latest in the NFL's ongoing nightmare: one of its greatest legends doubting the safety of the game. Favre also has revealed that Grey Men's Teddy Bridgewater Elite Small Jersey at 44 he has huge lapses in his memory. Hall of Fame running back recently was diagnosed with brain Grey Men's Teddy Bridgewater Elite S Jersey disease at 59.

These developments coincide with news that Pop Warner had nationwide participation drop 9.5 percent between 2010 and 2012. Pop Warner lost more than 23,000 players, the largest decline since the organization began keeping statistics.

That tracks with other numbers. According to reports, sales of football equipment are down 17.5 percent sine 2008. High school participation numbers www.officialnflvikingsjerseys.com/Nfl-Teddy-Bridgewater-Mens-Elite-... are dropping, too.

No one expects the NFL, a $35 billion business, to wither and die. It is America's most popular game, the world's most powerful sports league.

But Favre's comments and the statistics that show he's not alone in his feelings are canaries in the coal mine. Troubling signs about the grassroots level of the game and its future.

A sure sign of a crisis that isn't going away anytime soon. Bennet Omalu shared his growing findings on brain trauma in the NFL with the ' neurosurgeon. The team doctor asked Omalu www.officialnflvikingsjerseys.com/Nfl-Teddy-Bridgewater-Mens-Elite-... if he understood the impact of his research.