Dolphins star QB Tua Tagovailoa sent social media users into a frenzy Monday night after the often-concussed player used his head to tackle a defender during an interception return.
NC State football star Grayson McCall announced he is giving up football at the age of 23 after suffering several head injuries this season.
The NFL believes it is making strides toward making the game safer for its players, but Andy Reid isn’t so sure it’s progress.
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa was stretchered off the field Thursday night after suffering his second serious head injury in four days.
NFL quarterback Brett Favre says that he probably suffered “thousands” of concussions during his decades playing football.
Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher expressed sympathy for ex-NFL players who suffer from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) but also says some players are faking the disease “to be in the f*ck*ng lawsuit.”
Former Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas had Stage 2 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) when he was found dead at his home in Georgia on December 9.
Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams, who murdered six before killing himself, suffered from the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL agreed to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing that critics said made it difficult for Black retirees to qualify for awards in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims, according to a proposed deal filed Wednesday in federal court.
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Fave has a message for football parents: Don’t let your kids play tackle before they turn 14 years old.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race bias.
NFL critics claim that black players are being unfairly excluded in receiving payouts from the $1 billion brain injury settlement fund.
A video of a youth football player taking a ferocious helmet-to-helmet hit has sparked tremendous backlash on social media and led to calls for the adults involved to be fired.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case alleging that the WWE failed to protect wrestlers from head trauma and brain injuries.
Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams’ father said Thursday that his son was “messed up” by concussions playing football.
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged “race-norming” in dementia tests for retired NFL players, a practice that some say makes it harder for Black athletes to show injury and qualify for awards.
Vincent Jackson’s family will donate the brain of the recently deceased NFL star to determine whether Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) played a part in his death.
The NFL is losing young viewers by the millions, and ratings for Super Bowl 55 shows that the league has lost young viewers for nine years.
On Friday afternoon, Heisman Trophy winner and NFL legend Herschel Walker suggested that the states of Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, “vote again.” In an effort to ensure that the votes are properly counted and “maintain our democracy.”
A new public service announcement is taking a direct shot at youth tackle football, by claiming that participating in the sport is “just like smoking.”
Detroit Lions star Calvin Johnson recently sat down with Sports Illustrated to talk about his career, but he also spoke of the NFL’s problems with concussions and drug abuse.
Former Saints wide receiver Joe Horn says he thinks the NFL should be a “flag football league,” and he believes “the fans would still pay to see it.”
Former NFL fullback Le’Ron McClain pleaded with the NFL on Twitter over the weekend, to help him get his “head checked.” McClain wants the league to assist him in seeking medical help for the brain issues he believes he’s enduring as a result of his playing career.
Former NFL center Nick Hardwick, who retired in 2014 due to a neck injury, would “100 percent” allow his two sons to play football because of the positive lessons the sport provides.
The NFL just took another giant step towards becoming a no-contact offseason league this week by asking teams to stop utilizing high-impact training camp drills.
When it comes to their concussion problem, the NFL is clearly making progress.
USA Today published a broadside against youth tackle football, claiming that the sport is just too dangerous for children.
Massachusetts legislators are mulling a ban on tackle football for the state’s children, according to a report.
Dec. 26 (UPI) — Nick Lowery says the movie Concussion accurately portrays brain injuries and the toll they take on players in the National Football League.
Some people believe that there’s a war on football being waged. Daniel Flynn and Merrill Hoge wrote books about it, and Fox Sports 1’s Jason Whitlock says it all the time on his show, Speak for Yourself.
The Northwestern Wildcats could win their first Big Ten Championship since 2000, but one woke alum and New York Times writer, finds the team’s winning season to be an ominous and dangerous thing.
Former NFL fullback Merrill Hoge believes there’s a war on football, and has written a book to prove it.
In a bygone era, NFL players used smelling salts (ammonia gas) to help them return quickly from concussions. However, in recent years, the medical community has determined this to be reckless and NFL trainers/doctors have moved away from this treatment.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of the late NFL star Junior Seau has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL over the popular San Diego linebacker’s 2012 suicide.
Luke Cage, one of Marvel Comic’s earliest black superheroes, is about to fight a new foe that is making social justice warriors stand up and celebrate, tackling the National Football League and the brain disease CTE.
According to National Federation of State High School Associations, participation in high school football is declining.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — More than $500 million in claims were approved as of Monday under the NFL’s concussion settlement, nearly a decade earlier than league officials estimated they would reach that amount.
Speaking at a recent press conference, University of North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora said that the game of football is “under attack,” and will see major changes over the next decade.
Despite the CTE-related controversy surrounding his death, it appears that Junior Seau will not be the last Seau to try and leave his mark in the NFL.
Los Angeles (AFP) – Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said Thursday he may have suffered “thousands” of concussions as he revealed his struggle with possible long-term effects of his 20-year NFL career.
