Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson, who spent 13 seasons as one of the NFL's most dominating forces, will not allow his grandson to play football over concerns about long-term brain injuries.
“I’ve sort of made the decision, as the dictator of my family, that my grandson was not going to play football,” Carson said May 4, per Nathaniel Vinton of the New York Daily News. “He understands where I’m coming from. He’s not going to be playing football. I get him involved with other sports.”
Carson, 62, was speaking in Albany, New York, to a group of state lawmakers.