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Local Moms Take Part In Concussion Awareness Clinic At Jets’ Practice Facility

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Concussion awareness in football is drawing much greater interest. How safe is the sport? Should you let your kids play? The NFL is out to educate the gatekeepers of the family, mothers.

The Associated Press conducted a poll revealing that 44 percent of parents questioned were not comfortable with their children playing football. The NFL took notice, and started a clinic to educate mothers thinking of letting their sons and daughters play football, CBS2’s Steve Overmyer reported Wednesday.

“Shoot,” “rip,” and “buzz” are phrases you’d normally hear on a football field, but not a field full of moms.