Being played Quote by Ann McKee

The reason that people in the intellectual community argue that football is dangerous is because there's now a large swath of society that has…

— Chuck Klosterman

Football is a lot to do with mentality.

— Jordan Henderson

Football is a lot to do with mental state.

— Xabi Alonso

There are the medical dangers of football in general caused by head trauma over repetitive hits.

— Anonymous

The truth is, what Americans enjoy about football is much of what makes the sport dangerous. However, I believe there must be a way…

— Naveen Jain

Football is a game. And sometimes I think about it way too much over situations that could be, you know, deadly.

— Emmanuel Sanders

There are a lot of bad people in football, and players can be afraid to go to stadiums and get abused.

— Antoine Griezmann

It's not an exercise on how to avoid getting hit. I think there are certain safety measures that take care of the mental part…

— Bud Grant

You look at guys with significant Alzheimer's and dementia and the mood swings and the suicides that unfortunately NFL players have been faced with.…

— Joe Thomas

If studies come out and show that playing football is detrimental to your health for the long term, even for the short term, I…

— Steve Largent

The mentality side of football is massive.

— Mason Mount

Football is an elective. It's a game. It's make-believe. And to think that people have brain damage from some made-up game.

— Chris Borland