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==Damage to Health==

==Damage to Health==

=== Harmful astroturf rather than grass ===

=== Harmful astroturf rather than grass ===

Players oppose the use of astroturf, and the [[World Cup]] bans it.  Yet greedy [[NFL]] owners install astroturf even in stadiums that replace the astroturf with grass for soccer games.  Players attribute devastating injuries to the astroturf, such as star QB Aaron Rodgers' season-ending injury on the fourth play of the first game in the 2023-24 season.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10089309-nflpa-calls-for-elimination-of-artificial-turf-fields-to-avoid-unnecessary-injuries</ref>

Players oppose the use of astroturf, and the [[World Cup]] bans it.  Yet greedy [[NFL]] owners install astroturf even in stadiums that replace the astroturf with grass for soccer games.  Players attribute devastating injuries to the astroturf, such as star QB [[Aaron Rodgers]]' season-ending injury on the fourth play of the first game in the 2023-24 season.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10089309-nflpa-calls-for-elimination-of-artificial-turf-fields-to-avoid-unnecessary-injuries</ref>

 

=== Many Harms Inflicted on players ===

=== Many Harms Inflicted on players ===

"Sports Illustrated estimated in 2009 that 78 percent of NFL players are bankrupt or facing serious financial stress within two years of ending their playing careers and that 60 percent of NBA players are broke within five years of retiring from the game."<ref>http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/story/2012-04-22/Pro-athletes-and-financial-trouble/54465664/1</ref>

"Sports Illustrated estimated in 2009 that 78 percent of NFL players are bankrupt or facing serious financial stress within two years of ending their playing careers and that 60 percent of NBA players are broke within five years of retiring from the game."<ref>http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/story/2012-04-22/Pro-athletes-and-financial-trouble/54465664/1</ref>