GOP seeks review of claim NFL tried to sway concussion study
8 years, 6 months ago

GOP seeks review of claim NFL tried to sway concussion study

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday called for an independent review of allegations that the National Football League sought to improperly influence a government study into the link between football and brain disease. The committee’s top Democrat said in May the NFL tried to strong-arm the National Institutes of Health into taking the project away from a prominent researcher that the league believed was biased. All the attention generated by claims the NFL tried to sway the study have “tarnished the reputations” of leading researchers into traumatic brain injuries and other medical experts, they said in the 21-page letter to the department’s inspector general, Daniel Levinson. “The NFL has never wavered in its commitment to advance the science and understanding of concussions and traumatic brain injuries,” the league said. Upton and other Republicans said if the NFL acted inappropriately, then NIH “not only failed to identify and address this behavior, but rather encouraged ongoing discussion, thus creating a perception that the league had input on the use of funds.” There is little evidence to suggest, Upton and his colleagues wrote, that anyone affiliated with the NFL “advocated on behalf of a specific research team or grant proposal.” ___ Follow Richard Lardner on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rplardner

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Opinion: The hypocrisy of shaming college football player brawls
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: The hypocrisy of shaming college football player brawls

LA Times  

On Nov. 30, as the college football season reached its rivalry week climax, at least a half dozen games included heated brawls between the contestants. Media coverage of this incident, which focused on player behavior rather than the police response, widely indicted the incident’s ”ugliness.” Sporting News said an “ugly scene marred” the game, while CNN almost identically lamented how …

A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find
6 months ago

A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find

NPR  

A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find toggle caption Jamie Squire/Getty Images One-third of former professional football players reported in a new survey that they believe they have the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The research, published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Neurology, represents one of the broadest …

Grievance filed by NFL says players’ union leaders advised running backs to fake injuries
1 year, 6 months ago

Grievance filed by NFL says players’ union leaders advised running backs to fake injuries

Associated Press  

The NFL has filed a grievance against the NFL Players Association, alleging that union leaders, including President JC Tretter, have advised running backs to “consider feigning or exaggerating injuries” to help increase their leverage in contract negotiations. In a memo sent to the league’s management council executive committee and obtained by The Associated Press, the NFL said the union made …

Former NFL players speak out against the league's handling of disability benefits
1 year, 6 months ago

Former NFL players speak out against the league's handling of disability benefits

NPR  

Former NFL players speak out against the league's handling of disability benefits Enlarge this image toggle caption Jared Wickerham/Getty Images Jared Wickerham/Getty Images Blood, sweat and tears are the unspoken requirements every athlete must adhere to when playing in the National Football League. A group of former National Football League players is speaking out after a lawsuit was filed against …

Analysis: NFL can’t shake perception it doesn’t care what players and coaches think
1 year, 10 months ago

Analysis: NFL can’t shake perception it doesn’t care what players and coaches think

Associated Press  

Even when the NFL institutes a rule designed to reduce concussions, it can’t shake the perception that it doesn’t care what players and coaches think. I mean, you start taking pieces and you know, we’ll see how this goes but you don’t want to take too many pieces away or you’re going to be playing flag football,” Kansas City Chiefs …

Submissions to Senate sports concussion inquiry call for more funding, research and education and consistent guidelines
2 years, 1 month ago

Submissions to Senate sports concussion inquiry call for more funding, research and education and consistent guidelines

ABC  

Australia's peak body for general practice has called for government investment to tackle the issue of concussion in sport, including research funding, bigger Medicare rebates for longer consults and the establishment of an Australia-wide concussion registry. Key points: A range of medical and legal groups and individuals are calling for urgent action on concussion in sport in response to a …

Brain injuries, race and denial in the NFL
2 years, 1 month ago

Brain injuries, race and denial in the NFL

Al Jazeera  

The NFL is a multibillion-dollar industry. The National Football League is the richest professional sports league in the world, but it has been accused of leaving its Black players behind. For years, the NFL fought claims from its own players that the sport could cause long-term brain damage, including a disease known as CTE. The league has since paid a …

Former NFL players are suing the league over denied disability benefits
2 years, 1 month ago

Former NFL players are suing the league over denied disability benefits

NPR  

Former NFL players are suing the league over denied disability benefits Enlarge this image toggle caption Steven Senne/AP Steven Senne/AP A group of former National Football League players is suing the organization, alleging that it has a pattern of denying disability benefits for those with both physical injuries and mental impairments, despite evidence from medical and team records. The NFL …

Suit: NFL runs ‘sham’ disability program for injured players
2 years, 1 month ago

Suit: NFL runs ‘sham’ disability program for injured players

Associated Press  

Ten retired NFL players are accusing the league of lies, bad faith and flagrant violations of federal law in denying disability benefits in a potential class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in Baltimore. “They’re a small fraction of the players who have been wronged by the NFL’s disability plan. These former players deserve far more from an organization worth billions of dollars …

Suit: NFL runs 'sham' disability program for injured players
2 years, 1 month ago

Suit: NFL runs 'sham' disability program for injured players

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ten retired NFL players are …

NFL concussions rise during 2022 regular season, particularly among QBs
2 years, 1 month ago

NFL concussions rise during 2022 regular season, particularly among QBs

New York Times  

The NFL saw a rise in concussions this season, the league announced on a conference call discussing health and safety Friday. Here’s what you need to know: Concussions were up roughly 18 percent this season and 60 percent of that increase came from quarterbacks and special teams. Backstory Concussions were a big point of discussion among the NFL this season …

Football’s ‘stubbornness’ over concussion risking players’ health, charity warns
2 years, 4 months ago

Football’s ‘stubbornness’ over concussion risking players’ health, charity warns

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Football’s “stubbornness” towards dealing with head injuries is …

Explaining the NFL's latest concussion controversy and policy change
2 years, 5 months ago

Explaining the NFL's latest concussion controversy and policy change

NPR  

Explaining the NFL's latest concussion controversy and policy change Enlarge this image toggle caption Edward Diller/Getty Images Edward Diller/Getty Images The NFL is once again under fire over concussions. Sponsor Message The investigation showed that the NFL's concussion protocol had been followed in evaluating Tagovailoa, who did not show concussion symptoms either during his mid-game medical evaluation on Sept. 25 …

Goodell: NFL to make ‘change or two’ to concussion protocol
2 years, 5 months ago

Goodell: NFL to make ‘change or two’ to concussion protocol

Associated Press  

LONDON — The NFL is prepared “to make a change or two” to its concussion protocol, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at a fan forum in London on Saturday as the league faces questions about how the Miami Dolphins handled quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s recent injuries. Responding to a fan’s question about concussions and “recent incidents,” Goodell outlined the league’s “intensive …

NFL, NFLPA modify concussion protocols
2 years, 5 months ago

NFL, NFLPA modify concussion protocols

New York Times  

The NFL announced Saturday it has agreed with the NFLPA to change its concussion protocols to include “ataxia,” which is defined as an abnormality of balance/stability, motor coordination or dysfunctional speech caused by a neurological issue. “I think it’s important to note that Mr. Tagovailoa had suffered back and ankle injuries earlier in the game,” Dr. Sills said, who showed …

NFL players union urges quick changes to concussion protocol
2 years, 5 months ago

NFL players union urges quick changes to concussion protocol

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The NFL Players Association urged the league on Friday to implement changes to its concussion protocol in time to protect players in this weekend’s games. The players’ union wants to strengthen the protocol to avoid a repeat of what happened to Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in Week 3 against Buffalo. “We would like these changes to …

How does NFL’s concussion protocol work? Questions surrounding Tua Tagovailoa
2 years, 6 months ago

How does NFL’s concussion protocol work? Questions surrounding Tua Tagovailoa

New York Times  

When Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa appeared to suffer a head injury in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills, it raised questions about the NFL’s concussion protocol. How does the league’s concussion protocol work and who has the final say about when a player returns to the field? This committee developed the league’s concussion protocol in 2011 but review it …

New report demonstrates causal link between head impacts and CTE for first time
2 years, 8 months ago

New report demonstrates causal link between head impacts and CTE for first time

New York Times  

A new report has demonstrated a causal link between repetitive head impacts and chronic traumatic encephalopathy for the first time. The research, carried out by Harvard University, Oxford Brookes University and 11 other academic institutions, alongside analysis from the Concussion Legacy Foundation, has found “conclusive evidence” that the progressive brain disease can be linked to sub-concussive blows such as heading. …

Judge approves fix to stem race bias in NFL concussion deal
3 years ago

Judge approves fix to stem race bias in NFL concussion deal

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their claims rescored to eliminate racial bias in the testing and payout formula, under a revised plan finalized Friday. Outrage over the use of “race-norming” in the dementia testing — which assumed that Black …

New rules approved to end race-norming in NFL concussion testing and payouts
3 years ago

New rules approved to end race-norming in NFL concussion testing and payouts

LA Times  

Black retired players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1-billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their claims rescored to eliminate racial bias in the testing and payout formula, under a revised plan. Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1-billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested …

Many Republicans think the NFL does too much for Black players and are losing interest in the league, poll shows
3 years, 1 month ago

Many Republicans think the NFL does too much for Black players and are losing interest in the league, poll shows

LA Times  

The nation’s relentless culture wars appear to have taken a toll even on the NFL, with a large number of Republicans saying they have soured on the league and expressing disapproval of its efforts to improve the treatment of Black players, a new Los Angeles Times/SurveyMonkey poll shows. The poll can’t conclusively say why that decline has occurred, but two …

NFL not planning to issue report on Washington Football Team
3 years, 5 months ago

NFL not planning to issue report on Washington Football Team

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The NFL is not going to issue a report on its 10-month investigation into allegations the Washington Football Team engaged in harassment and abuse because of its promise to protect the identities of those who testified, Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Tuesday. Speaking around 7 p.m. after the first day of meetings for the 32 owners, Goodell …

Op-Ed: 5 steps to protect football players’ brains and keep the sport alive
3 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: 5 steps to protect football players’ brains and keep the sport alive

LA Times  

Helmet technology is improving, but football players are also bigger than ever and colliding with more force. Having represented professional athletes since 1975, I’ve been worrying about football players’ health since long before the first diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a former NFL player, in 2002. The best way to keep football alive is to ensure standardized safety protocols …

Harry Edwards: NFL ‘race-norming’ is morally unconscionable and legally indefensible
3 years, 9 months ago

Harry Edwards: NFL ‘race-norming’ is morally unconscionable and legally indefensible

LA Times  

Former NFL players Najeh Davenport and Kevin Henry recently sued the league, claiming that race-norming led to them being denied a portion of a concussion settlement with former players. The NFL has promised to put an end to the controversial practice of “race-norming,” which assumed Black players started out with a lower level of cognitive function and thereby makes it …

NFL pledges to halt ‘race-norming’ and review brain injury claims by Black players
3 years, 9 months ago

NFL pledges to halt ‘race-norming’ and review brain injury claims by Black players

LA Times  

From left: Brooke Vaughn, Clarence Vaughn III, Ken Jenkins and Amy Lewis. The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function — in the $1-billion settlement of brain injury claims and to review past claims for any potential racial bias. Wednesday’s announcement came after a pair of …

NFL reviewing Black players’ injury claims after bias charges
3 years, 9 months ago

NFL reviewing Black players’ injury claims after bias charges

Al Jazeera  

Black former American football players say the league used ‘race-norming’ to make it harder for them to receive legal damages. The National Football League has pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” – a process that assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning – when deciding whether to provide retired players with compensation for brain injury claims. Wednesday’s …

Sports told to increase funding for research into head injuries
3 years, 10 months ago

Sports told to increase funding for research into head injuries

The Independent  

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Retired Black players say NFL brain-injury payouts show bias
3 years, 10 months ago

Retired Black players say NFL brain-injury payouts show bias

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for payouts in the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims, a system experts say is discriminatory. “Using race-specific norms can be enormously consequential, and the adjustments may often make …

Lawyers battle over ‘race-norming’ in NFL dementia tests
4 years ago

Lawyers battle over ‘race-norming’ in NFL dementia tests

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — The court-appointed lead lawyer for thousands of retired players suing the NFL pledged Monday to try to remove race as a factor in dementia testing, but lawyers for Black players demanded he release the data on payouts by race in the $1 billion concussion settlement. Lawyers challenging the “race-norming” practice insist they need to be part of the …

Fifpro ask for evidence linking headers to dementia before affecting change within football
4 years, 4 months ago

Fifpro ask for evidence linking headers to dementia before affecting change within football

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More "robust" evidence of a link between heading …

NFL ready to help football's governing bodies prevent future brain damage as concussion subs are discussed
5 years, 4 months ago

NFL ready to help football's governing bodies prevent future brain damage as concussion subs are discussed

The Telegraph  

The NFL is ready to meet with football’s governing bodies to share its best practice in protecting players against future brain damage ahead of a meeting next week to discuss the potential introduction of concussion substitutes. Research last month by the University of Glasgow revealed that former professional footballers are at a significantly increased risk of neurodegenerative disease and reported …

Dr Willie Stewart interview: 'Our management of head injuries across all sports must improve from today'
5 years, 5 months ago

Dr Willie Stewart interview: 'Our management of head injuries across all sports must improve from today'

The Telegraph  

The need for further research into football’s dementia link is indisputable but, for Dr Willie Stewart, the lead investigator in the University of Glasgow’s groundbreaking new study, there is another pressing imperative. And not just confined to professional football, but tangible, meaningful and unified steps that will better protect people from head impacts across all levels of sport. With a …

NFL concussion fund pays out $485M, but legal fights resume
5 years, 10 months ago

NFL concussion fund pays out $485M, but legal fights resume

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — The NFL concussion fund has paid out nearly $500 million in its first two years, but some players’ lawyers say there aren’t enough doctors in the approved network to evaluate dementia claims. Fund administrator Orran Brown said ex-players from around the country had flocked to four doctors now dismissed from the program who had “high-volume” traffic and some …

NFL drops appeal over dementia claims in concussion case
6 years, 2 months ago

NFL drops appeal over dementia claims in concussion case

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — The NFL abruptly dropped its plan Wednesday to challenge approved dementia diagnoses in a landmark concussion case as players’ lawyers accuse it of trying to delay payments and rewrite the $1 billion settlement. The NFL argued that it had agreed to remove a $765 million cap on payouts only in exchange for “a clear demarcation of the boundary …

Study finds at least 10% of NFL players could develop CTE
6 years, 3 months ago

Study finds at least 10% of NFL players could develop CTE

LA Times  

At least 10% of NFL players could develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the devastating neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated head trauma, according to a study published this week in the journal Neurology. Their work built on a study published last year that found signs of CTE in 110 of 111 brains of deceased NFL players examined by a group associated with …

NFL concussion claims hit $500m nearly a decade sooner than expected
6 years, 7 months ago

NFL concussion claims hit $500m nearly a decade sooner than expected

Daily Mail  

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. 'I would not only want him to play football, I would certainly encourage him to do it and I would let him do it,' he said 'We encourage all eligible former …

Four ex-NFL players unite to launch largest ever CTE study
7 years ago

Four ex-NFL players unite to launch largest ever CTE study

Daily Mail  

Four former NFL players have joined the largest study to date into the football-linked brain disease CTE that could lead to a test for athletes during their lifetime. The program, launched today, is the passion project of another former player Jim Joyce, who played for the Denver Broncos before founding biotech firm Exosome Sciences to investigate the diseases that afflict …

NFLPA 'health playbook' educate players on CTE
7 years ago

NFLPA 'health playbook' educate players on CTE

Daily Mail  

The NFL Players Association has created a 'health playbook' aimed at educating players on the risks associated with the high-contact sport. The first-ever football medical guide distributed to NFLPA members this week notably includes information about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a severe brain injury believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head. A study published last summer looked at …

Knees, Domestic Violence And CTE: Why You Stopped Watching Football
7 years, 1 month ago

Knees, Domestic Violence And CTE: Why You Stopped Watching Football

NPR  

Knees, Domestic Violence And CTE: Why You Stopped Watching Football Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Gross/Getty Images Jeff Gross/Getty Images A lot of people watch the Super Bowl every year. Stephanie Norman from Kansas City, Kan., says she was turned off by NFL players "taking a knee" during the national anthem in recent months to protest police brutality and …

The More We Learn About CTE, The Harder It Is For Football To Stay The Same
7 years, 5 months ago

The More We Learn About CTE, The Harder It Is For Football To Stay The Same

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The lawyer for Aaron Hernandez is suing the National Football League after an autopsy found that the 27-year-old player, who died by suicide after being convicted of murder, had a brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy. “They have different environmental factors that can come into play.” What researchers do know, Cherry said, is that CTE doesn’t require …

NFL commissioner says Trump’s call for protesting players to be fired is disrespectful
7 years, 6 months ago

NFL commissioner says Trump’s call for protesting players to be fired is disrespectful

LA Times  

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, shown in July, says President Trump’s latest remarks on the NFL “demonstrate an unfortunate lack of respect.” The National Football League and its players union on Saturday angrily denounced President Trump for suggesting that owners fire players who kneel during the national anthem and that fans consider walking out in protest “when somebody disrespects our flag.” …

Why I'll be tuning in to NFL this season, despite the moral question over brain damage
7 years, 6 months ago

Why I'll be tuning in to NFL this season, despite the moral question over brain damage

The Independent  

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What The NFL Says About America
7 years, 6 months ago

What The NFL Says About America

Huff Post  

This post first appeared at BillMoyers.com. They call it “America’s game.” The National Football League is the most popular sport in the country by most metrics, and it isn’t even close — from polls in which fans state their favorite, to the amount of money the league takes in, to television viewing. Any fan can tell you that players are …

NFL Still Owes More Than Half Its Brain-Research Pledge
7 years, 7 months ago

NFL Still Owes More Than Half Its Brain-Research Pledge

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health is ending its partnership with the NFL to study concussions and brain disease, with more than half of the $30 million the league pledged unpaid, according to ESPN. In 2012, the NFL described its $30 million contribution to NIH, the government’s primary biomedical research center, as “unrestricted,” and said it …

NFL cuts ties with NIH concussion study
7 years, 7 months ago

NFL cuts ties with NIH concussion study

Daily Mail  

The NFL has cut ties with the National Institutes of Health study into concussion after years of feuding over critical researchers. And this week, just days before the NFL and NIH announced the end of their partnership, Dr Stern's research team published an explosive report, revealing 110 out of 111 deceased NFL players had signs of CTE in post-mortem examinations. …

Brain disease seen in most football players in large report
7 years, 8 months ago

Brain disease seen in most football players in large report

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Research on 202 former football players found evidence of a brain disease linked to repeated head blows in nearly all of them, from athletes in the National Football League, college and even high school. The report doesn’t confirm that the condition is common in all football players; it reflects high occurrence in samples at a Boston brain bank …

Brain disease seen in most football players in large report
7 years, 8 months ago

Brain disease seen in most football players in large report

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Research on 202 former football players found evidence of a brain disease linked to repeated head blows in nearly all of them, from athletes in the National Football League, college and even high school. The report doesn’t confirm that the condition is common in all football players; it reflects high occurrence in samples at a Boston brain bank …

Brain disease seen in most football players in large report
7 years, 8 months ago

Brain disease seen in most football players in large report

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Research on 202 former football players found evidence of a brain disease linked to repeated head blows in nearly all of them, from athletes in the National Football League, college and even high school. The report doesn’t confirm that the condition is common in all football players; it reflects high occurrence in samples at a Boston brain bank …

Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To NFL Concussion Settlement
8 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To NFL Concussion Settlement

NPR  

Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To NFL Concussion Settlement Enlarge this image toggle caption Doug Mills/AP Doug Mills/AP The U.S. Supreme Court says it will not consider a challenge to the terms of a concussion-related settlement between the National Football League and more than 20,000 retired players. The Associated Press reported that the NFL estimates 6,000 former players, or nearly one-third, …

Supreme Court leaves NFL concussion settlement in place
8 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court leaves NFL concussion settlement in place

LA Times  

Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman is attended to by trainers against the Detroit Lions during a game in Detroit on Oct. 23, 2016. The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review the settlement to concussion litigation between the NFL and retired players, clearing the way for payouts that could total hundreds of millions of dollars. “This decision means that, finally, …

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