Syag, I agree with your overall approach that we can’t stifle kids. I’m very much in favor of kids (and even adults) playing baseball, basketball, touch football, soccer, etc. It’s specifically tackle football which I don’t like because of the high rate of injury.
I don’t really think using statistics of former NFL players’ chronic injuries (which is absolutely staggering) is fair, because they played a whole lot more and were subject to constant pounding and repeated concussions. I still think the injury rate is too high to be worth the risk. There are other outlets (and I agree that they are very much needed).