Column: Is 2025 the year of the overprotective dad in pro sports? On behalf of the kids, please butt out.
- Posted on November 9, 2025
- By Chicago Tribune
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Column: Is 2025 the year of the overprotective dad in pro sports? On behalf of the kids, please butt out.

Overprotective dads with famous athletic sons have dominated the headlines in 2025, plus other observations from a trip down the sports world’s rabbit hole.