Move over War on Christmas, you’ve got some company.
On Monday Dr. Bennett Omalu, the subject of Will Smith’s new Concussion movie, published an op-ed in the New York Times entitled “Don’t Let Kids Play Football.” In the piece, he references his discovery of CTE and the risks of repetitive blows to the head, especially for minors.
Concussions has been a major topic for a few years now and at least one former player and current prominent member of the media has seen enough. ESPN college football analyst Danny Kanell fired off this missile this morning:
The war on football is real. Not sure source but concussion alarmists are loving it. Liberal media loves it. Doesn't matter. It's real.
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) December 8, 2015
And this follow-up:
If u have ANY doubt whatsoever that football isn't under attack just check my time line. It's worse than I thought.
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) December 8, 2015
Also on Kanell’s timeline are tons of interactions and debates with the likes of Doug Gottlieb and Richard Deitsch.
I have no problem with football players standing up for their sport, but when you used charged language like “war on football” and try to invoke left-wing media conspiracies, you’re going to lose people. The concussion crisis in football is not a creation of MSNBC, it’s a quest to make football safer for future generations. Being a football fan and trying to protect the brains of players don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Then there’s this:
Always a big fan of the “war on” debates when there are, you know, actual wars on.
— Dan Levy (@DanLevyThinks) December 8, 2015
KANELL’S OWN EMPLOYER ESPN has covered the impact of football concussions, specifically on youth, multiple times. Is ESPN part of this liberal media conspiracy to shut down the game of football? Highly doubtful, especially when the network has billions of dollars invested in both the college and professional games.
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