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Football without pads and helmets would reduce injuries. I’ve been saying that in newspaper columns since 2004, before much of the debate about concussions and injuries grew so large.

Don’t expect Kitsch to put on football pads again, though. The actor is 43 years old now, for one thing, and the Friday Night Lights reboot — which officially went into development at Peacock ...

Football without pads and helmets would reduce injuries ... He says play with leather helmets, no facemasks. “When you put a helmet on, you’re going to use it as a weapon, just like you ...