Originally Posted by
uniman
Why does one automatically ASSUME that playing is a higher risk than staying at home for the college age athlete???
Trevor Lawrence's own words;
“People are at just as much, if not more risk, if we don’t play. Players will all be sent home to their own communities where social distancing is highly unlikely and medical care and expenses will be placed on the families if they were to contract covid19,” the star quarterback wrote.
“Not to mention the players coming from situations that are not good for them/ their future and having to go back to that. Football is a safe haven for so many people. We are more likely to get the virus in everyday life than playing football. Having a season also incentivizes -"
I find the "we don't know about long-term effects" more of an excuse because NOT ONE player, of all the players who have tested positive are in a hospital. With that rational we shouldn't be playing football at all as +30 players have died since 2000 just playing/practicing football, long term effects of concussions, injuries, etc.