Let's start listing the assumed risks of crappy paying jobs too, we had some guys insulate our house and they were using a blowing machine to blow material in the walls that also kills mice. Walk outside and watch these guys loading it inside the machine while in the truck and being covered in it. Makes me wonder how many years those fools took off their lives for what kind of pay. I felt bad for them.
The NFL much like many other jobs is a sacrifice, at least they get paid well. Sure make the game as safe as possible, that makes sense. What doesn't make sense is the outrage over it, I could see not letting your kids play because they have better options in life. Know who won't stop playing? The kids and families who have no better options and see it as a chance to end the vicious cycle
of poverty for themselves.