The Atlantic, February 1st, 2019: The white flight from football
Research suggests that tackle football can cause long-term brain injury, and as a result, many parents are telling their kids they can’t play.
In the 2017–18 school year, 6.6 percent fewer high-school athletes participated in 11-player tackle football than in the 2008–09 school year, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.
