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Football remains king of America’s spectator sports, with Super Bowl Sunday a virtual national holiday each February. But its underpinnings remain under considerable stress, largely the result of the long-term impact of head injuries on players from local youth programs through the NFL ranks. The mere threat of such injuries has led to a gradual drop in the number of high school football players around the country.