I love football. Can it be a dangerous sport ?
At times, yes.
Life is a contact sport. None of us will get out of alive. How we choose to live our lives, is our choice. I have two sons, 14 & 12, that have played football since they were 10 & 6 years old, respectively. My older son chose not to play until he was 10. Football has tought them many life lessons, they would not normally have learned by just going to school. In a day when mothers are afraid to let their kids play out on the streets, and with good reason, football is for my son's, an outlet for exercise, and has taught them how to become mentally tough. It has taught them how to listen to and respect their Coaches. How to be part of a team and do what's best for that team.
I have watched them grow from little boys into responsible young men in just a few years. Football has in a large part been one of the biggest defining factors in their maturation. We / they wouldn't have had it any other way.