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Are not just signing their kid up to play a sport. they are signing themselves up as well from early morning practices to long drives to away games that can often feel kind of thankless. not always dear mom. dear mom. so i wrote you a letter for mother s day. reporter: on new york s long island this mother s day mom, words can t describe how grateful i am for you. you have made countless sacrifices for me. you supported me and believed in me. reporter: student athletes sharing notes of gratitude. the love you have for us can t be contained to words i appreciate her for all that she has done you made me into the person and athlete i am today. reporter: it is an annual tradition for newsday the local paper which publishes the letters. i got to go grab something. reporter: senior short stop paul napolitano s mom lisa had no idea what to expect this is a letter that i wrote so dear mom. i don t know how i could put 18 years of unconditional support into ju ....
I assisted. but there was another man helping me. i saw him cartered away before you called and the belt was still there being used as a tourniquet. so i m happy that it was made to good use. congressman, listen, you did great there in the heat of this moment and in terms of what was happening and you didn t know. i mean, you were one of the first people to see the gunman and to hear the shots and open fire and trying to sort of figure out what was happening. you told us you believe there was something like 25 people all of you there practicing. this is one of your routine early morning practices, along with your fellow congressmen and some senators and you get together and this is supposed to be, you know, a summer activity. obviously of come rodry and then ....
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 ....
Ball. reporter: he was life was cut short after making what appeared to be a routine tackle during a preseason football game on friday night. one of his coaches glenn ford watched in horror from the sidelines. the ball was dislodged. his body just immediately, immediately went limp. he died from injuries to his back and neck. he s the fourth teen to die from injuries playing high school football just this month, bringing questions about the safety of the sport, especially for teens. in california, 14-year-old mitchell cook died, collapsing on the field after warm-ups during practice. he reportedly had a heart condition not believed to be life-threatening. in north carolina and utah, two teens also died after collapsing following morning practices. the game can be practiced so many ways, effectively, without full contact during the week. reporter: terry o neill, an advocate for safer football practices, says high school players are using techniques ....