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Is CTE the next asbestos? That's the fear for an evaporating insurance market that threatens football, according to @SteveFainaru and @markfwespn. The NFL and major colleges will survive. We'll see on some high schools and the youth game. espn.com/espn/story/_/i…
Pop Warner executive director Jon Butler: "If insurance goes away, it's not going to be just football. It's going to be all of youth sports. I think it would be the proverbial domino effect." This is hyperbolic talk. Other youth sports don't carry the same risks as football.
Our #HealthySportIndex analyzed the data on injury rates across the 10 most commonly played high school sports. By far, football finished last among boys sports. That's not to say football lacks benefits. But the injury risks are clearly greater. Read: healthysportindex.com/sport/boys/foo… 
