NFL unveils effort to manage concussions
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The NFL's whistle-blower system of protecting players from being pressured to take the field with a concussion will begin when training camps open next month.
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The NFL is ready to forge ahead after an off-season riddled with bad publicity, most notably surrounding former quarterback Michael Vick.
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The NFL rules that the hit on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green during a game lastÃÂ Sunday that left him hospitalized with a concussion was legal.
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Troy Vincent recalls going back to the huddle and forgetting to look at the sideline for the play, even though it was his job to relay the signal. He mentions the days after one concussion when he couldn't remember phone numbers and kept thinking his car was running. When he sees clips of himself knocked unconscious, he cringes.
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The study is the militaryâs first large-scale effort to gauge the effect of mild head injuries that some experts worry may be causing a host of undiagnosed neurological deficiencies.
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It's a difficult job, but Dr. Getem Outthere has tackled the position of Surgeon General for the National Football League.
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The NHL's general managers, some of the sport's greatest minds, gathered here yesterday prior to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals to discuss a variety of issues, including what the league should do, if anything, regarding hits to the head.
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Head injuries usually come down to a judgment call and, inevitably, bad judgments are made. Itâs time for a new approach.
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A study of more than 2,500 retired NFL players finds that those who had at least three concussions during their careers had triple the risk of clinical depression as those who had no concussions.
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The Ravens spend Monday reviewing what went wrong in their 20-3 loss to the Browns and taking stock of numerous injuries.
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In the aftermath of the brawl last Friday between N.B.A. players and fans, the N.F.L. sent a memo to its 32 teams about rules on security and fan-player interaction.
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An experimental body cooling treatment used on an injured National Football League player offers promise for preventing paralysis in people who sustain severe spinal cord injuries, experts said on Thursday.
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The operative word in the National Football League this season is ouch.
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At halftime of a regular-season game, teams have 12 minutes to get to the locker room, use the restroom, get a drink or a bite to eat, get an injury checked, make game-plan adjustments, collect thoughts, hear a quick motivational speech, and run back to the field.
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The NFL and NFLPA have taken steps in recent days to make it easier for some injured former players to collect disability money.
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The N.F.L. is investigating whether the Patriots broke league rules prohibiting taping an opponentâs signals on the sideline.
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In response to the troubling cases of ex-NFL players such as Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson and mounting evidence of the long-term deleterious effects of concussions, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced yesterday at the league's concussion summit in Chicago that when training camps open up this summer, a "whistle-blower" system will be in place to protect players.