Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams Tuesday, saying the co-chairmen of the league's committee on brain ...
AP | Posted 11.20.2009 | Sports
NEW YORK — The NFL Players Association wants the league to remove the co-chairman of the league's committee on concussions because the union bel...
Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Sports
After his second game-ending concussion in three games, Brian Westbrook's career is at a crossroads. Even if he feels fine, the lasting effects of the concussions could haunt him for years.
Paula Duffy | Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports
The Mahercor mouth guard isn't a cure for all head trauma. But it's a great start and it seems odd that the league doesn't use its two-minute drill to get some relief where it exists right now.
Paula Duffy | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
There is a conflict of interest inherent in teams' medical personnel determining the readiness of players and incentive laden contracts which don't account for time off the field for injuries.
Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment
"Dementia Risk Seen in Players in N.F.L. Study," The New York Times, Sept. 30, 2009: A study commissioned by the National Football League reports tha...
New York Times | ALAN SCHWARZ | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home
N.F.L. players are lionized every Sunday for giving their bodies to the sport. Now, some retired players are planning to literally give their brains t...
AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 11.25.2009 | Sports