NFL Innovation Challenge: $3 Million for a Better Helmet September 13, 2019 By Scott Soshnick The National Football League wants a better helmet, and for the first time, it’s willing to pay for it. The...
All Those World Cup Headers Could Throw Players Off-Balance July 11, 2018 Football or soccer players who tend to head the ball a lot may be more likely to have balance problems...
Researchers Find Evidence of Brain Injury in Young NFL Players November 30, 2016 In a small study of young or recently retired NFL players, researchers at Johns Hopkins report finding evidence of brain...
Amateur Athletes, Not Just Pros, Could Be at Risk for Brain Damage: Mayo Clinic December 2, 2015 By John Tozzi In the movie Concussion, Will Smith plays the doctor who discovered the condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE,...
Late NFL Player, Announcer Gifford Had Brain Disease Tied to Concussions December 1, 2015 By Christopher Palmeri and Lisa Wolfson Former professional football player and TV commentator Frank Gifford, who died in August at age 84, suffered from a degenerative...
Blowing the Whistle on NFL’s Concussion Studies May 11, 2015 By Kavitha Davidson, Bloomberg View As football’s concussion crisis continues to linger, it has also bolstered the growing field of sports medicine, which is addressing...
Court Approves NFL’s Concussion Injury Settlement April 23, 2015 By Sophia Pearson The National Football League won final court approval of a $765 million settlement of ex-player head-injury claims, overriding criticism that...
Players, Families Urge Judge to Reject NFL Concussion Settlement November 19, 2014 By Jef Feeley and Sophia Pearson Andy Miketa was known as the NFL’s lightest center during his two-year career with the Detroit Lions in the 1950s....
Court Denies Players’ Appeal of NFL Concussion Claims Deal September 12, 2014 By Edvard Pettersson A group of retired National Football League players can’t appeal a judge’s preliminary approval of a $765 million settlement of...