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My son doesn’t care about the Super Bowl. So I brought in a ringer

By Joel Stein

MANY PARENTS TELL DISAPPOINTED SONS THEY CAN’T play football because of concerns about concussions, injuries and the possibility of a career with the Cleveland Browns.

Not me. While I’m watching the Falcons and the Patriots face off in the Super Bowl, I will be dreaming of my 7-year-old son Laszlo playing on the gridiron, only partly so he could explain to me what a gridiron is. But also so he’d take some risks, toughen up and gain confidence

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