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When i was in high school. but it s here now. it is here now. i wouldn t even know what to sext. did you hear the brakes on that conversation? that was a screech. new concerns about the dangers of football following the third death of a high school player in the country in one week. 16-year-old tom cutinella died wednesday night collapsing on a long island new york field suffering a head injury after a punishing hit. members of the football team gathered for a vigil last night. i think it was the result of a typical football play. just a freak accident. everybody is traumatized by this. this is not going to just end today or tomorrow. all the kids everybody is shaken up. investigators will be looking at everything from the type of hit to the kinds of helmets the players were wearing. for the last five weeks in the nfl on thursday nights, it s been kind of a dud. a trouncing. ....
Back the use of their limbs. seven states are reporting 28 cases. that number doubling in just a day. a new york teenager is dead after colliding with an opponent during a high school football game making him the third high school player to die in a week. these tragic incidents are drawing attention to the risk many young athletes are facing every day. here s abc s tom llamas. reporter: it could be any high school in america. but here on new york s long island, hugs and tears after a student died following a punishing hit on the football field. high school junior tom cutinella appears to have suffered a head injury and collapsed. i think it was the result of a typical football play. a freak accident. reporter: grief counselors helping some students and the community. everybody is traumatized by this. this is not going to just end today or tomorrow. the kids are really shaken up. reporter: a devastating week for the game. since last friday, ....