Carson isn't the first former player to take this stance, and won't be the last
Harry Carson has spent his post-football life dealing with the effects of post-concussion syndrome, advocating for struggling former players and warning of the dangers of repetitive hits to the head. Now, the former New York Giants great and Pro Fooball Hall of Fame linebacker is saying he won't allow his 6-year-old grandson to play football.
“I think that parents should think long and hard about what they’re signing their kids up for,” he says of football. “There is definitely a correlation between head trauma and problems down the line, whether it’s in older adults with dementia or young people with post-concussion syndrome.