Hip drop tackles are probably the most dangerous tackle in football.”— Greg Vigna, MD, JD LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED ...

A massive new study of more than 72,000 youth cases has found that football accounted for nearly one in five sports-related traumatic brain injuries, more than any other activity. Suffering one of ...

Parents with kids involved in youth football have been addressed in a worrying update on brain injuries. Steven Wolf, MD, of Boston Children’s Health Physicians in Hawthorne, New York, and a member of ...

A preliminary study examined more than 70,000 traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in youth sports, including football, soccer, basketball, cheerleading and volleyball. Football accounted for the largest ...

A major 2026 study of over 72,000 youth cases shows football linked to 19% of sports-related brain injuries—more than any other activity—with higher repeat risks and issues like headaches, anxiety, ...

An American football player holds the ball during a training session of the Rio Football Academy team inside the luxury condominium Peninsula, located at the Barra da ...