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5. We sacrifice about 150 athletes a year on the gridiron.

Sun Sep 25, 2022, 10:01 AM

Sep 2022

We seem to accept that as a fair cost for the entertainment. It is but a scaled down version of the coliseum. Bring the lions!

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it is an inherently violent game Blues Heron Sep 2022 #1

I agree Siwsan Sep 2022 #4

That is so heartbreaking Siwsan Sep 2022 #2

Pro football needs workers bucolic_frolic Sep 2022 #3

We sacrifice about 150 athletes a year on the gridiron. Chainfire Sep 2022 #5

Are you suggesting 150 football players die each year?? AZ8theist Sep 2022 #6

I have not done the research myself, and can not verify the accuracy. Chainfire Sep 2022 #7