Poor Students More Likely To Play Football, Despite Brain Injury Concerns

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February 3rd, 2019

Mo Better Jaguars’ coaches and players huddle at the end of practice at Betsy Head Park in Brownsville, Brooklyn in September 201

Courtesy of Albert Samaha

Fears of brain injuries has deterred many parents and their children from choosing to play football.

After years of publicity about how dangerous football can be, football enrollment has declined 6.6 percent in the past decade, according to data from the National Federation of State High School Associations.

Those who still play the sport are increasingly low-income students.

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