This photo provided by the University of Maryland shows a Maryland Heat youth tackle football team practicing in Fort Washington, Md., Nov. 9, 2023. Some parents are opting to enroll their children in ...

Children who start playing tackle football before the age of 12 are twice as likely to develop emotional and cognitive difficulties compared with those who start later in life, according to a new ...

A Democratic Assembly bill to ban young people from playing tackle football in California is dead. After California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened a veto, the bill’s author, Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D ...

In a new PSA, Super Bowl-winning quarterback Brett Favre urges parents of children under 14 not to play tackle football. In the PSA, which is in partnership with the Concussion Legacy Foundation, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- For thousands of kids across California, tackle football is once again on the chopping block. A Sacramento area assemblyman introduced a new bill this week. If passed, any child under ...

Tackle football offers children as young as 5 the chance to make friends, learn teamwork, maybe attract a college scholarship. Growing research shows it also can cause injuries that damage developing ...

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