President Obama Questions Safety of Football Due to Violent Injuries, Including Concussions

President Barack Obama says he’s a football fan, but if he had a son, considering the impact the game has on its players, he would think long and hard before allowing his son to play, according to an article on ESPN.com.

In an interview to appear in the Feb. 11 issue of The New Republic, Obama says that football fans are going to have to wrestle with the fact that the game will probably change over time to try to reduce the violence. The president notes that some of those changes might make the sport, in his words, “a bit less exciting,” but that it will be much better for players. “And those of us who are fans maybe won’t have to examine our consciences quite as much,” he says.

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