Another way to decrease the incidence of concussions is to enforce rules against leading, or lowering, athletes’ heads during tackling.
“A big issue now is penalizing players for leading with their head and face, but I think we need to be consistent there, too,” Dr. McGuine said. “We can’t penalize defensive players for lowering their helmet if we’re not going to penalize running backs and wide receivers.”
—Tara Haelle