Emmitt Smith Comments on CTE’s Role in Decision to Play Football

April 12, 2016   ·   Adam Wells   ·   Jump to comments

Emmitt Smith played 15 years in the NFL, set the record for most career rushing yards and won three Super Bowls. He has no regrets about any of it, even as the knowledge and understanding of head injuries associated with the sport becomes more prevalent. 
Per Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Smith said he "would play football all over again despite the CTE concerns" and is "not stopping" his 14-year-old son from playing the game.  
Even though the NFL remains insanely popular in this country, there has been some reluctance from former players when it comes to letting their children take part in the game. 
Smith's former Dallas Cowboys teammate, quarterback Troy Aikman, told Bryant Gumbel during an episode of Real Sports on HBO in 2011 that if he had a son, he would not be so quick to encourage him to play football:
Former Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley, who suffered a spinal cord injury in 2013 that forced him to...

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