Some California youth football leagues ban Guardian Caps. Three former football players in the Legislature think parents and children should have the option of wearing them.

His Assembly Bill 708 aims to prevent youth football leagues from prohibiting players from wearing the mushroom-shaped padded helmet add-ons that are sometimes worn by concussion-wary NFL players ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, a former tight end for San Jose State, had mixed feelings last year when he voted to ...