High school and youth players are neither paid nor are they old enough to consent.
Collegiate players are old enough to consent, but aren't paid (excluding tuition/room/board).
Regardless of the sums of money, do we as a society, really want to allow people to allow themselves to become brain damaged in exchange for money? If not, we need to decide where we draw the line.
Yes, we really should allow people who consent to risk becoming brain damaged to do it in exchange for money. We already allow people to do it for free, like allowing people to ride dirt bikes.
>You're only thinking about the NFL.
The article was literally about professional rugby players. Yes I realize most of those guys are not making millions.
>High school and youth players are neither paid nor are they old enough to consent.
Which is why I said those who consent, who are you arguing against? My statement was "Person A consents." If you believe a minor cannot consent then by definition we haven't spoken about high school and youth.
As an aside, do you believe all sex amongst 17 year olds is rape as well, since you are not attributing them the ability to consent?
High school and youth players are neither paid nor are they old enough to consent.
Collegiate players are old enough to consent, but aren't paid (excluding tuition/room/board).
Regardless of the sums of money, do we as a society, really want to allow people to allow themselves to become brain damaged in exchange for money? If not, we need to decide where we draw the line.