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Jim Tressel
Jim TresselFootball is safer than riding a bike or cheerleading in terms of concussions
I would definitely let my son play football. I wouldn't let him ride a bike or you know the other things that cause more concussions than football does. I think where is football ranked? Eighth among sports and in per capita concussions? I just read that Georgia Bulldogs cheerleaders get more concussions.
While cheerleading has high catastrophic injury rates, football consistently has the highest number of concussions in high school and college sports. Per capita stats vary by study, but ranking it 'eighth' is generally considered incorrect by medical consensus.
