Father defends decision to let his young son play tackle football: 'It toughens you up'
Luke Zaleski
"It's scary " Luke Zaleski  the former research director for GQ magazine  told ABC News. "There's been a lot of news and ... conversation about the risks. So people are just using common sense.”
 Zaleski  added that football was always a sport that  he  loved  saying  "I like tackling. I like running. I like catching. I like throwing ... everything about football  I love."
 He  said that  he  "would've been infuriated" if  his  parents had not allowed  him  to play.
While  Zaleski  decided to allow  his  son to play  his decision goes against a growing trend of parents refusing to allow their children to play the sport.
Despite his decision   Zaleski  said  he  still has some reservations.
"We've been taking it day by day. And if  he  does get hurt ... it'll be my fault in many ways "  he  added. "I had some bad dreams about it. I had some heart-to-hearts with my wife."
 He  adds that  he  feels football has brought  him  closer to  his  son  saying  "It's been very special  a lot of one-on-one time."
"I see  him  walk off the field with  his  helmet in  his  hand and  his  face is all red and  he 's all sweaty. And I know  he  gave 100 percent out there "  he  said.
"I am honest with  myself  that  like  it might not be the right ... decision. But it seems like the right decision for us so far "  he  said. "We're going through this together."
"It's scary " Luke Zaleski  the former research director for GQ magazine  told ABC News. "There's been a lot of news and ... conversation about the risks. So people are just using common sense.”
 Zaleski  added that football was always a sport that  he  loved  saying  "I like tackling. I like running. I like catching. I like throwing ... everything about football  I love."
 He  said that  he  "would've been infuriated" if  his  parents had not allowed  him  to play.
While  Zaleski  decided to allow  his  son to play  his decision goes against a growing trend of parents refusing to allow their children to play the sport.
Despite his decision   Zaleski  said  he  still has some reservations.
"We've been taking it day by day. And if [TGT][TGT]  does get hurt ... it'll be my fault in many ways "  [TGT]  added. "I had some bad dreams about it. I had some heart-to-hearts with my wife."
 He  adds that  he  feels football has brought  him  closer to  his  son  saying  "It's been very special  a lot of one-on-one time."
"I see  him  walk off the field with  his  helmet in  his  hand and  his  face is all red and  he 's all sweaty. And I know  he  gave 100 percent out there "  he  said.
"I am honest with  myself  that  like  it might not be the right ... decision. But it seems like the right decision for us so far "  he  said. "We're going through this together."