Some New York state lawmakers are trying again this year to ban tackle football for children 12 and under.
A Bronx assemblyman has pushed the bill without success for ten years, but the bill now has a Senate sponsor.
Concern about football safety grew last month after Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest in a nationally televised game.
Supporters of the proposed ban cite research on the potential harm to the brain from repeated blows to the head.