For those of you who are concerned about the future long-term viability of the very existence of football as we know it, you may want to read on. Over the course of the first three months of this year, there have been no fewer than four bills presented to state legislatures that have sought to ban tackle football at the youth level.
While a California bill proposed in early February drew the most attention, it was actually only the third such bill put forth by a state representative in 2018. The first came in New York in legislation billed as the John Mackey Youth Football Protection Act, which seeks to ban tackle football for children under the age of 12 in the state.