A young football player passes a ball in this undated stock image. Getty Images Since 2009, the number of children ages 6 through 12 who play tackle football has gone down by nearly 20 percent ...

Tom Brady was feeling like a proud dad on the day before Thanksgiving when he shared a photo on ... and certainly my children, and secondly, doing the best job I can to win football games ...

Nearly one in four Black parents said the appropriate age for children to start playing tackle football is 9 years old or younger. Only 14% of white parents said children should start at age 9 or ...