Here are six points:
1. While separate entities, the NFL provided U.S.A. Football nearly $45 million to get more youths to adopt Heads Up Football, leading many to question if the two operate independently.
2. U.S.A. Football launched its Heads Up Football program following nationwide scrutiny over the high prevalence of concussions and sports-related injuries amongt child athletes. The football league cited an independent study, which said the program lowered injuries by 76 percent and concussions by 30 percent.
3. However, The New York Times interviewed sources involved with the 2015 study and uncovered the Heads Up Football program did not have a demonstrable effect on lowering concussions or injuries.
