HARD KNOCKS

Big hits and crushing tackles have become synonymous with football throughout the game’s history. However, concussions and potential long-lasting injuries have become more noticeable as players get faster and stronger. According to Newsday, there were 364 reported occasions among 104 schools last year in which a football player was removed from a practice or game because of a suspected head injury. As additional research brings the dangers of head injuries to light, coaches and players are doing what they can to keep everyone informed and safe. [vid videotype=”brightcove” size=”full” caption=”” headline=”Hard Knocks: Part 1″ href=”N12_Hardknocks_1″ thumb=”https://assets.projects.newsday.com/projects-uploads/uploads/2015/10/image-6.jpg” popout=”no” showads=”no”] [vid videotype=”brightcove” size=”full” caption=”” headline=”Hard Knocks: Part 2″ href=”N12_hard_knocks_2″ thumb=”https://cdn.newsday.com/polopoly_fs/1.10933731.1444245565!/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/display_1004/image.jpeg” popout=”no” showads=”no”] [vid videotype=”brightcove” size=”full” caption=”” headline=”Hard Knocks: Part 3″ href=”N12_hard_knocks_3″ thumb=”http://cdn.news12.com/polopoly_fs/1.10938779.1444340391!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/display_2008/image.jpg” popout=”no” showads=”no”]