horror from the sidelines. the ball was dislodged and his body just immediately went limp. reporter: he died from injuries to his back and neck. he is the fourth teen to lose his life while playing high school football just this month renewing questions about the safety of the sport epelshly for teens. in california cook died on the field during practice. in north carolina and utah two teens died after collapsing following morning practices. the game can be practiced so many ways effectively without full contact during the week. reporter: terry o neil says high school players are using techniques that are harder on their bodies than those used by nfl players. these players are playing foyer or five full contact games a week. and nobody can survive that over
of with holding medical information on him leading him to play injured when he shouldn t have. the yankees deny it with team president telling him to put up or shutup if he has evidence. at stake around $100 million left on his contract. over the weekend another hit, a 60 minutes news report claiming members of the inner circle named names during the investigation into a-rod. he says those claims are not true. in the meantime, four innings later in last night s game a-rod crushed his 649th career homer setting off an angrier scene in the fenway stands. last night was the second time a-rod has been hit in a game this season. multiple players say they are not happy a-rod is playing right now so this may continue throughout the season, a-rod getting hit by pitches. not good.
day. the players are getting faster and stronger. the game more rough and more violent. now a 16-year-old football star killed during a high school scrimmage, a lot of people wondering if the gridiron is getting way too dangerous. plus later on max foster one-on-one with prince william in his first interview since becoming a father. he talks about changing soiled diapers. can t wait for that. a lot of news this morning. topping the list, the weather, the floods for the southeast. let s take a look at these headlines. u.s. gulf coast and the south getting soaked. heavy rains sparking flash flooding. the florida panhandle, alabama, georgia and the carolinas battered. in miami an elderly couple died after they got caught in the
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the long term. the history is that it is rare that one catastrophic blow would cause death. and the 2012 study says 67% of the most severe injuries come as a result of tackling. since 1977, 283 high school and college players have ended up with permanent spinal damage. coaches and teammates say the season must go on and that is how he would have wanted it. certainly raises a lot of questions and certainly sparks debate. it is very tough because more people i talk to say it is great. everyone should be able to play the sport they want to. i m not going to let my kid play. if you would have told a kid when i was growing up they couldn t play they would have anyway. the game has changed. i grew up playing the game. i love it.