Football Concussions

For Fear Of The Game? NFL Concussion Issues Change Thinking About Youth Football

AP | CHRIS JENKINS | Posted 05.26.2012

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-- Already uneasy about the idea of letting her 7-year-old son Jason start playing tackle football, Elizabeth Giancarli made up her mind when former ...

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Tom Brady's Father: I'd Be 'Very Hesitant' To Let Son Take Up Football In Concussion Era

Yahoo! Sports | Posted 05.24.2012

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Less than three weeks removed from the shocking suicide of former NFL great Junior Seau, and as the football community copes with what can legitimatel...

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A Single Season Of Hits May Harm College Athletes' Ability To Learn

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 05.16.2012

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Just a single season of contact sports can take a toll on college athletes' ability to learn, according to a new study. Overall, one season's wort...

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Teens Suffer Greater Effects From Concussions Than Kids Or Adults

| Steven Reinberg | Posted 02.29.2012

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Teenagers who suffer a concussion are more sensitive than adults or children to its aftereffects, Canadian researchers report. Concussions can affe...

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NFL Helmet's Surprising Name

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.13.2012

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According to a recent study, Schutt Sports makes very good football helmets. Its marketing is raising a few eyebrows, though. In an age of heighten...

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Former NFL Player Claims Brain Injuries Led To Police Standoff

AP | By TOM COYNE | Posted 11.30.2011

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Former Notre Dame assistant coach Corwin Brown officially notified a judge Wednesday that he plans to defend himself against charg...

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Concussions in College Football: Time for a Real Game Changer

David J. Skorton | Posted 01.16.2012

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While the scandal at Penn State remains in the headlines, with good reason, we should also focus attention on a significant problem facing student athletes: concussions in college football.

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Concussions Force Texas Longhorns Player To Quit Football

AP | Posted 11.26.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas junior safety Nolan Brewster is quitting football because of concussions and post-traumatic migraine headaches. Brewster has a...

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Concussions Lead Congress To Look At Helmet Safety, Lobbyists Step Up Efforts

AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 07.16.2011

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WASHINGTON — A major football helmet manufacturer has sharply increased its Washington lobbying this year, responding to a congressional push to...

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Colleges Tackle Concussions In Football

kansan.com | Photo by Mike Gunnoe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Twenty-four years ago the quarterback of the Canadian Football League's Montreal Concordes dropped back to pass, was hit as he threw and had to be rem...

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'It's Bigger Than Professional Football': Talking to NFLPA President DeMaurice Smith

Dave Zirin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross spoke out for the logic of extending the current 16-game season to 18 games. NFL Players Association President DeMaurice Smith wasted no time striking back at Ross.

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NFL Week 1: Russian Roulette of Player Safety Continues in Philly

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

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If no official action is taken regarding the improper concussion management that was displayed during the Packers vs. Eagles game, oversight from an outside body must be implemented.

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NFL Doctors Tell Dan Rather: Kids Risk Permanent Brain Damage From Sports

Dan Rather | Posted 05.25.2011

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The National Institutes of Health has declared that we are in the midst of a "national epidemic" of concussions and other head injuries, especially among the young.

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SEC, Big 12 Criticized For Concussion Standards

AP | KRISTIE RIEKEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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HOUSTON — A member of the House Judiciary Committee criticized the biggest conferences in college athletics Monday for failing to adopt policies...

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Preston Plevretes: Football Concussions Link To Brain Damage All To Clear In Jersey Player

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.25.2011

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MARLBORO, N.J. — Tammy and Ted Plevretes don't need more research to link football concussions to devastating brain damage. They need only look...

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