Twins Devin, Jason McCourty promote safer play in Pop Warner

Published: Jul 25, 2014 at 05:18 AM

Friday's Heads Up Football news:

Sports Illustrated reported on twins Devin and Jason McCourty, who have teamed up with Pop Warner to promote safer play in football. Pop Warner is in its first season of partnering with the Heads Up Football program.

KHTV-TV in Little Rock, Ark., reported on how Heads Up Football has helped concussion concerns in its community football leagues.

Your Houston News reported on how the Heads Up program is helping the parents of the Katy Youth Football Association recognize the symptoms of concussions.

The Natchez (La.) Democrat profiled a youth coach whose team is joining the Heads Up Football program this year.**

WCAV-TV in Charlottesville, Va., featured a Heads Up camp for kids in the city.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor

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