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The NFL and NFLPA addressed concerns over the handling of a potential Josh Allen concussion during Week 5, and are once again defending the protocols. Allen briefly left Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans after taking a big hit to the …
Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson endured a frightening moment during the fourth quarter of his Denver Broncos’ Week 14 game Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. Wilson was scrambling for a first down when he was tackled by Chiefs …
The NFL and NFLPA have released their findings as part of the joint investigation into what took place following Tua Tagovailoa’s Week 3 injury and concussion check. In a statement, the league said that the medical staff followed the steps of …
The NFLPA publicly pressured the NFL on Friday to implement changes to the concussion protocol in advance of Week 5 games. In a statement, the NFLPA said it had agreed to changes to the protocol that are meant to prevent any similar incidents to the …
The NFL and NFLPA are taking another look at the league’s concussion protocols after New York Giants receiver Sterling Shepard played through a head injury last Sunday. Shepard suffered a concussion during last week’s game against the …
The NFL has had numerous shortcomings with its concussion protocol this season, and one of them appeared to take place on football’s biggest stage Sunday night. Midway through the third quarter of Super Bowl LII, Patriots safety Patrick Chung …
Former NFL running back LenDale White estimates he suffered 20-30 concussions during his playing career. White was a star at USC, former a successful duo with Reggie Bush on the Trojans. He then became a 1,00-yard rusher with the Titans in the NFL, …
Soon-to-be-inducted Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis pays attention to the latest findings in CTE studies, and he admits that it’s all worrying to him. Davis said Friday that everyone who played the game is a little unsettled by studies …
Dr. Bennet Omalu, the man who discovered the existence of CTE, is not necessarily unhappy that studies about its prevalence in former NFL players get so much attention — but he warns that those who focus only on that disease are missing the …
New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady addressed wife Gisele’s concussion comments — sort of — in his first interview since they were made. Gisele said back in May that Brady had suffered a concussion in 2016, which the NFL had …
Is it possible the National Football League was aware of and made efforts to conceal chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) for decades? A recently filed lawsuit alleges exactly that. A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court by the estate of …
The inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services has been requested to look into claims that the NFL had sought to improperly influence a major study on football and its link to brain diseases, including chronic traumatic …
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton took several shots to the head during his team’s loss to the Denver Broncos Thursday night, and the NFL is facing a great deal of scrutiny because of it. Newton was on the receiving end of …
NFL officials tried to influence a government research study on the connection between football and brain disease, according to a congressional investigation report. The report, obtained by ESPN’s Outside the Lines, shows that the NFL …
The NFL has wasted no time attempting to backpedal after a league official admitted there is a link between chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and playing football. Jeff Miller, the NFL’s executive vice president for health and safety …
Dave Duerson’s son called Roger Goodell’s comments about the risks of football “an insult.” During his state of the league press conference on Friday, Goodell downplayed the risks of head injury and CTE. “There’s …
