Football without pads and helmets would reduce injuries. I’ve been saying that in newspaper columns since 2004, before much of the debate about concussions and injuries grew so large.

The crunch of pads colliding will be a new sound heard in the practice area outside New Century Academy this fall, as the school begins its first season fielding a football team. “I’m ...

There should be no tackle football for young boys. Student-athletes can be taught the fundamentals through flag football and other means. They can put on the pads and helmet in high school ...