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    Editorial: Banning tackle football for kids? There's nothing 'nanny state' about it if the science is sound

    by The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times Feb 02, 2018 3 minutes

    As the sports-loving part of the population looks forward to the National Football League's annual Super Bowl on Sunday, legislatures in New York and Illinois are zeroing in on a different aspect of the nation's most popular sport: brain injuries among young players. Lawmakers in both states have introduced measures that would ban tackle football for children under age 12. Making kids wait longer to don pads and helmets is not a bad idea, nor would it

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