Commentary: NFL Suspends Helmet, Concussion Study February 27, 2015 By Kavitha Davidson The National Football League has quietly announced that it is suspending a pilot program to track player concussions with helmet...
NFL Considers Marijuana Use August 15, 2014 Marijuana is casting an ever-thickening haze across NFL locker rooms, and it’s not simply because more players are using it....
Goodell Sees Progress in NFL Player Safety September 20, 2013 By BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer Roger Goodell believes the NFL’s new player safety rules are working. Goodell participated in a series of meetings on player...
Judge Orders NFL, Former Players to Mediation in Concussion Cases July 10, 2013 By Sophia Pearson, Bloomberg The judge overseeing litigation brought by thousands of former National Football League players over head injuries ordered the parties into...
Ex-Players Call NFL Brain Injury Panel a ‘Sham’ April 11, 2013 By MARYCLAIRE DALE Lisa McHale wishes her husband had lived long enough to learn more about the links between concussions and long-term brain...
Seau Lawsuits Merged With Pennsylvania NFL Concussion Case April 4, 2013 By MARYCLAIRE DALE Two wrongful-death lawsuits over the suicide of Pro Bowler Junior Seau have been consolidated with NFL concussion litigation in Philadelphia....
NFL, GE Team Up to Study Brain Injuries as Concussion Worries Rise March 13, 2013 The National Football League and General Electric Co. are teaming up to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries...
4 NFL Concussion Lawsuits Being Combined in Philadelphia February 2, 2012 By MARYCLAIRE DALE At least four lawsuits blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease will be consolidated in Philadelphia, Pa., and...