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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… 
What's the future of football? Look to parents, who are telling us in the youth game. As noted in our 2018 white paper on the future of football, flag is now the most commonly played form of the game for kids 6-12. Read at as.pn/flagfootball
Our analysis of football's future concluded that standardizing youth flag should help reduce both insurance and equipment costs. In turn, that may grow access to what can be an expensive game. Learn more at as.pn/flagfootball
