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Goodell warns of “risk” in sitting on the couch
Not. The. Onion.
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Goodell-warns-of-risk-in-sitting-on-the-6810269.php
Consider this a friendly warning: — watching Super Bowl 50 on your couch could bring unexpected danger.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suggested as much near the end of his annual state-of-the-league news conference Friday in San Francisco. One reporter pointed out that seven high-school football players died this past season as a result of injuries sustained in games or practices. Then the reporter asked Goodell if he still felt comfortable encouraging parents to let their teenage sons play football....
“From my standpoint, I played football for nine years through high school and I wouldn’t give up a single day of that,” he said. “If I had a son, I’d love to have him play the game of football because of the values you get. There’s risk in life. There’s risk in sitting on the couch.”
Goodell’s comment, not surprisingly, sparked widespread mocking on social media. Consider one tweet from a man named Brennan Sommers: “Um no. I don't expect to get knocked out crossing the middle of my living room when reaching for 7 layer dip Sunday.”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suggested as much near the end of his annual state-of-the-league news conference Friday in San Francisco. One reporter pointed out that seven high-school football players died this past season as a result of injuries sustained in games or practices. Then the reporter asked Goodell if he still felt comfortable encouraging parents to let their teenage sons play football....
“From my standpoint, I played football for nine years through high school and I wouldn’t give up a single day of that,” he said. “If I had a son, I’d love to have him play the game of football because of the values you get. There’s risk in life. There’s risk in sitting on the couch.”
Goodell’s comment, not surprisingly, sparked widespread mocking on social media. Consider one tweet from a man named Brennan Sommers: “Um no. I don't expect to get knocked out crossing the middle of my living room when reaching for 7 layer dip Sunday.”
Dear FSM. Baddell could star opposite Stacey Dash in Clueless 2! 
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