By Zack Quaintance — During the past decade, there has rightly been a mounting examination of the problematic role football plays in society, with America’s most popular sport (and most profitable sports industry) weathering increased scrutiny. Football and the NFL have taken criticisms for a host of problems, ranging from the severe brain damage wrought upon many who play it to the way the billion dollar industry is based on a game that fosters a violent tolerance of aggression, greed, racism, and more.