Petersburg, Fla., started playing tackle football at 6 years old. He advises against that now, preferring kids play flag football until they learn the fundamentals of tackling in high school.

I have always feared the idea of my son playing tackle football. I've just heard about too many young men getting hurt playing the sport, and I've also never been a fan of the violence.

This, the third release in a series, focuses on general attitudes about youth playing football. Fifty-three percent of adults surveyed feel that tackle football is not a safe activity for kids before ...

While we were dating up through when the kids were toddlers, however, Bill's passion for football remained a ... We let our boys play tackle. … And they just love to play." ...

I've got to ask you, are your kids still playing football? They are not ... it was going to be his first year playing tackle, and he was so excited about it. ... I actually remember sitting ...

I played tackle football from roughly about the age Logan was when he sustained his serious injuries through college at Davidson. My son began playing football for St. James Middle in Myrtle ...

A California bill that aims to reduce the risk of brain injury by banning tackle football for children under 12 cleared its first hurdle Wednesday after a legislative committee voted for the ...