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I can remember many people talking about how soccer would be the nations number one sport. Sadly to say decades later it hasn't happened and because the money in Europe is enticing the players to stay, The best "football / soccer" players are in other countries because the money is in other countries. Americans come out to watch the very best and the very best are not going to play in the States. That would be like Grand Prix as well. My point is that the money for players to drop out is to enticing and if your skill set is geared for football, the chances of dropping out because of the chances of injuries are not going to diminish the game to a point it disappears is extremely remote.
The league is finally realizing that hiding serious flaws in keeping their players safe isn't a good practice to keep. The league is changing and the players in the way they are able to maintain their health is vastly changing. The position of vital importance "QB" is being protected at a unprecedented point in the game that the quarterbacks are able to last longer keeping football healthy.
I can also remember over 20 years ago when football safety was scrutinized and parents were then having their children play soccer. As it turned out, the number of broken bones in the time period for those playing soccer per player was over twice as much. Soccer then made all their kids wear shin pads. That made the game safer and football will follow in those steps as well. Helmet development will increase the safety.