Justin Timberlake  Super Bowl performer says son 'will never play football'
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CLOSE Listen to  Justin Timberlake  tell reporters at his news conference that his son would not play football. USA TODAY  Sports
MINNEAPOLIS --  Justin Timberlake  stood on the dais Thursday  in front of two huge NFL logos  and answered questions about performing at Sunday's Super Bowl LII halftime show. He was asked about his 2-year-old son  Silas  going into the entertainment business.
 Timberlake  said he would support his son “getting into the arts or sports” -- with one exception.
“He will never play football ”  Timberlake  said. "My main objective is that he becomes a great person."
 Timberlake 's words come at a time when the sport is facing questions about the long-term implications of concussions and other head trauma.
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CLOSE Listen to  Justin Timberlake  tell reporters at his news conference that his son would not play football. USA TODAY  Sports
MINNEAPOLIS --  Justin Timberlake  stood on the dais Thursday  in front of two huge NFL logos  and answered questions about performing at Sunday's Super Bowl LII halftime show. He was asked about his 2-year-old son  Silas  going into the entertainment business.
 Timberlake  said he would support his son “getting into the arts or sports” -- with one exception.
“He will never play football ”  Timberlake  said. "My main objective is that he becomes a great person."
 Timberlake 's words come at a time when the sport is facing questions about the long-term implications of concussions and other head trauma.
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