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Illinois High School Football News, National News April 27, 2018

Two Illinois School Districts switch Middle School programs to flag football

The Naperville and Indian Prairie school districts are replacing their middle school tackle football programs with flag football programs. According to the Chicago Tribune, officials in Naperville District 203 have informed parents of the plan for its five junior high…

California High School Football News, National News February 12, 2018

California lawmakers want to ban tackle football until high school

California lawmakers Kevin McCarty of Sacramento and Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher of San Diego are getting ready to introduce legislation that would outlaw tackle football until high school. It’s called the Safe Youth Football Act that aims to curb any long-term brain…

National News January 21, 2018

Former NFL’ers calling for kids not to play tackle football before 13

Maybe its because it’s the NFL’s conference championship week, but not a lot of attention was given to a news conference that featured former NFL players Harry Carson, Nick Buoniconti and Phil Villapiano calling for no tackle football until kids…