Massachusetts is now the seventh state to consider banning tackle football for children in seventh grade and under, pointing to potential long-term cognitive problems resulting from repetitive brain trauma. BRAIN DAMAGE FROM FOOTBALL CONCUSSIONS VARIES BY POSITION AND CAREER DURATIONIn California, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey, state legislators have introduced similar bills. Joel Machado, president of New England Youth Tackle Football, is angry about the ban proposal, arguing that the decision is being taken out of families' hands. Wishing to carry on his dad's legacy, Tregg is now pushing for the Illinois bill to ban youth tackle football. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIf the tackle ban passes in Massachusetts, Machado thinks kids will lose interest in the sport and it will be a blow to his community.

Source: Fox News May 03, 2019 21:34 UTC