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Moms love flag football but so does everyone else

NEW YORK (AP) — As I watched my 12-year-old play his first-ever game of flag football, I started chatting with the father of another kid on the team.

I mentioned how happy I was that flag football was being offered in our neighborhood as an alternative to tackle.

"Yeah, this is football for moms," the dad said with a smile.

We both knew what he meant. My son wanted to play football,...

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