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Lifestyle
Maureen Downey

NFL player’s injury reignites debate among parents about youth sports

ATLANTA -- No one can downplay the popularity of football in Georgia this week as the University of Georgia gears up for another run at the national title. The Georgia General Assembly has planned its opening day agenda around the Bulldogs’ championship contest Monday night in Los Angeles with Texas Christian University.

While parents may admire the gridiron magic of UGA quarterback Stetson Bennett and his indefatigable teammates, do they want their children to grow up to play football?

More parents will likely question the wisdom of allowing their children to play after Monday’s terrifying on-camera collapse of Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin during a Cincinnati Bengals-Buffalo Bills game. Now in critical condition, Hamlin went into cardiac arrest after a hit to the chest.

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