Football Head Check For Kansas NextGen

Here's one more reason why this youngster tradition will be phased out or dramatically regulated in the foreseeable future . . . Injuries threatening Sunflower State youngsters are just serious to ignore. Check the data:

Football is the top cause of concussions in Kansas high school athletics, report shows

In Kansas high school athletics, football was the cause of almost half of the reported concussions student athletes suffered last year, and those who played were almost twice as likely to suffer the brain injury than athletes in other sports. But Dr. Michael Rippee, a sports neurologist for the University of Kansas Health System, told [...]