On the Friday HBO show “Real Time,” host Bill Maher spoke about football and the movie “Concussion,” which attempted to bring to light the dangers of head trauma caused by playing football. Maher went on a rant about people talking about the dangers of football, saying the players and fans enjoy it while knowing the dangers, likening it to joyriding, smoking or skiing. He also added that people should not get to “stop strangers from doing what or who they love” just because it is not who or what they would do. “Football is a body-crushing, brain-wrecking game, but we all know that now so either ban it or shut the hell up about it. And I say that as someone who is not callous to the suffering. When I see a receiver go over the middle and get hammered, I always think, one, I hope that didn’t cause permanent damage, and two, ‘Did he get enough for the first down? Because we needed that play. Oh, he didn’t even hold on? What are we paying you you for?’” Maher stated. He continued, “I would feel bad about the violence if the reason I watched was to see injuries, like NASCAR.