CTE

I was reading something on the news the other day which really disturbed me... it's called CTE... That's Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy... or something like that. It is a repetitive brain trauma that leads to the creation of Tau protein deposits in brain tissue. It is caused by repeated hits to the head... I think this is most common, or most well-known in boxers. But apparently now, they're discovering it in the brains of deceased football players. They were sharing how football players can have 1000s of hits to the head in a year, and that sort of thing is cumulative. Even 18 year old football players have signs of this disease. It causes mood disorders, physical problems etc. The really disturbing thing for me was some clips they showed from youtube... of little 8 year old kids practicing head butting in football practice. Two little guys run at each other, heads down, like two Big Horn Sheep and crack heads. One starts crying and the other walks away rubbing his neck. Now... correct me if I'm wrong... but is there something "off" with this??? We're creating a whole generation of boys and men with brain damage... that is wholly preventable!!! They're talking about changing the rules of football, so that they can only do a 2-point stance at scrimmage... instead of a 3-point stance... so they get less leverage as they charge at each other... But still... And yet, something in me knows that this won't change... People really believe that it won't happen to "me"... and... so it continues....