Bronx Assemblyman Proposes Bill Banning Kids Under 14 From Playing Tackle Football

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A proposed bill wants to tackle the issue of concussions in football. It would ban playing tackle football for anyone under the age of 14.

But as CBS 2′s Sonia Moghe reported Friday, some say the proposal is crossing the line.

“All that time, 55 years in the Bronx, it’s like a stab in the back of myself and all the other coaches throughout New York State,” long-time coach Jerry Demers said.

Demers has been coaching youth football in New York City since the 1950s. That’s why kids call him “the chief.” These days he oversees the Warrior Football Club in the Bronx, which teaches children from the ages of 5 to 13 how to play football.

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