'When I'm your age, what will matter to me is not my youth football career, but that like you, I'm a great parent,' Favre says in a new PSA.
Favre is depicted at three different points in his life in a conversation with his parents about why they should not let him play tackle football. The PSA begins with a child approaching his parents about his concerns about CTE.
Former NFL player Brett Favre is featured in a new PSA urging parents to not allow their children to play tackle football until they are 14 years old. Here, he is seen speaking onstage discussing the Super Bowl LIV in Miami on January 31, 2020."The more years I play, the more I'm at risk," he said. He points out that by the time he is in high school, he could have been playing tackle football for up to 13 years and could already be suffering from CTE.
As an adult, Favre explained the dangers of CTE—including depression, violence and other cognitive issues. "When I'm your age, what will matter to me is not my youth football career, but that like you, I'm a great parent and I can provide for my family," he said."So please, keep me out of tackle football until I'm 14," he said.
Favre, who has previously said he believes he may have CTE—which cannot be diagnosed in a living person—joined the hosts of
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