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Football Too Dangerous For Kids? A LOT Of Parents Say Yes

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"Peter Nelson, a Seattle Seahawks fan, will cheer every bone-jarring hit when the team's defense squares off against Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and his offense in this Sunday's Super Bowl.

But the 32-year-old engineering professor would be much less enthused if he ever had to watch his son, now 8 months old, deliver or receive one of those punishing blows.

Mr. Nelson counts himself among the 40% of American adults, and 37% of parents, who would encourage their child to play a sport other than football because of concerns about concussions, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll."* Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian and Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) break it down.

*Read more here from Patrick O'Connor / The Wall Street Journal:
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