The study found that, on average, there are 4 direct fatalities and 8.2 indirect fatalities among high school and college players per year, making indirect fata

The study found that, on average, there are 4 direct fatalities and 8.2 indirect fatalities among high school and college players per year, making indirect fatalities more than twice as common as direct fatalities. I don't know about younger kids, but high school players die every year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_issues_in_American_football https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_issues_in_American_foot... http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0363546513478572 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0363546513478572