CTE remains the bigger issue long term for football, and you don’t need fencing-pose concussions to get it, just year after year of knocking heads in practice and games. You could mostly get rid of it, but it would require drastically rethinking the sport’s rules and rhythms, including, among other things, alignments, snap procedures, tackling styles, and protective equipment (less may actually be more). It might also be best if players don’t even play true “tackle football” until they’re adults.
CTE remains the bigger issue long term for football, and you don’t need fencing-pose concussions to get it, just year after year of knocking heads in practice and games. You could mostly get rid of it, but it would require drastically rethinking the sport’s rules and rhythms, including, among other things, alignments, snap procedures, tackling styles, and protective equipment (less may actually be more). It might also be best if players don’t even play true “tackle football” until they’re adults.