The Maryland House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee rejected a bill that would have prohibited tackle football before high school. Nineteen committee members voted on Monday to reject the bill that was called by its sponsor a “public health” bill. Three members of the committee abstained from the vote.
In Illinois last week, a house legislature committee approved a bill that would ban tackle football for kids until 12 years old. The bill now goes to the Illinois House of Representatives for its vote.
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.
