Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl LaVar Arrington will not join in with those who say football isn’t a sport fit for children. Arrington, who played linebacker in the NFL for seven seasons and made three Pro Bowls, said during today’s Outside the Lines discussion of the hazards of youth football that the risks associated with playing football aren’t as bad as the risks associated with teaching your kids that they should be afraid of engaging in physically strenuous activities.