Youth football leagues, coaches, parents and players are fighting to stop a California Assembly bill that would ban kids under 12 from playing tackle football. Steve Famiano spearheads Save Youth ...

Children in Michigan can play tackle football as early as 8 years old, but should they? During critical brain, motor skill, and coordination development, young kids face increased injury risks and ...

Farve is a Hall of Fame quarterback who made a career taking hits from defensive lineman throughout his career. He suffered more than his fair share of tackles and concussions during his career. Now, ...

As summer turns to fall, roughly 1.2 million U.S. teens are suiting up to play high school football. But something is shifting in this annual autumn rite. Tens of thousands of those young athletes are ...

Following distinguished careers at Rifle High School as part of the football program, senior fullback/linebacker Tanner Vines, and senior center/defensive tackle Wyatt Warfel will have new homes next ...

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- The Highland Park District's youth tackle football program has taken its own hit. Dating back to the 1970's, it was canceled his year due to low registration numbers. At ...

NFL players from the 1988 season remain loyal to the game in their retirement years, encouraging their children to play, coaching youth football and watching games on TV, but 1 in 4 said they would ...

Recently, the Aspen Institute hosted a roundtable discussion about the future of youth football. The forum featured guests such as DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, ...

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