Packers legend Brett Favre stars in new PSA warning parents about the dangers of CTE and urging them against enrolling their kids in tackle football until they're 14
Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre is continuing to push for an end to youth tackle football in a new public service announcement in which he warns about the long-term dangers of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. 'Having kids play before high school is just not worth the risk,' Favre said in a statement for the Concussion Legacy Foundation, which is aiming to reduce to the risk of CTE by encouraging children to play flag football prior to enrolling in high school. Boston University researchers found in 2020 that each year of playing tackle football increases the odds a player will develop CTE by 30 percent, and a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said those who play tackle football are 15 times more likely to suffer a head injury in a game or practice. 'CTE is a terrible disease, and we need to do everything we can to prevent it for the next generation of football players,' said Favre. CTE, as the degenerative brain disease is known, can only