Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pint-size-football-players-take-big-league-hits Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Virginia Tech researchers placed helmets with sensors on 7- and 8-year-old football players and collected data on more than 750 hits to the head over a season. The findings are the first quantitative study of the acceleration and risk that young brains face in youth football. Special correspondent Stone Phillips reports.