Two student football players have died, while two others suffered head injuries in the first week. Here's what the data says about the risks of playing tackle football.

NEW YORK (AP) --Two dozen high school football players died in recent years from traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, and the annual death count has been growing slightly, according to a new ...

Three of the deaths involved traumatic brain injuries — two in high school football and one in youth league – and all three happened during games.

Garcia’s death is the 11th resulting from middle and high school football injuries this year, according to the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury.

The trial, in Los Angeles Superior Court, could provide the first verdict involving CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, in NCAA football players.