CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ( KCRG /Gray News) - A high school football coach in eastern Iowa has resigned, saying he hopes the move forces the school to cancel the football season.

Coach Cory Quail posted to Facebook Wednesday night to confirm he had resigned as head coach of the Highland football team, doing so for player safety.

“I tendered my resignation with the hope that it would force the decision to not play another football game this season for player protection,” Quail wrote. “Participation numbers are low, and injuries have accrued. It was not safe to be out on that field last Friday night, and anyone who saw us trying to put receivers in lineman jerseys would agree. That scenario will not change over the course of this year. I will not put our kids in an unsafe place to selfishly

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