Opinion
COLUMN: No pads, no helmets, less substitution would be good for football
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.
New to the gridiron: New Century Academy introduces football program
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 ...
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A hit ended a boy’s dreams. We must move toward ending youth tackle football | Opinion
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 ...
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NFL’s Hip-Drop Tackle Ban Has Unlikely Advocate
No one personified the “Jacked Up ... this,” Merriman told PFN this week. “The hip-drop tackle is one of the worst tackles in football, and I’ll tell you why: the runner is completely ...