Tag Archives: Concussions

In an instant, everything can change. In one second a high-school football player can be well on his way to a scholarship, and in the next second, it can slip through their hands like smoke in the air. But the players know the stakes; after all, anything worth achieving always …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The NFL and NCAA’s concussion crisis and player safety initiatives have been well-chronicled, praised, criticized and debated. However, the issue of player safety at the high school level has often been ignored, although that’s changing. “Youth exposure to repetitive head impacts in tackle football may reduce one’s …

The NFL has released multiple new rules for the 2018 season at the NFL Owners Meeting in Orlando Tuesday. The most important rule being the new helmet rule proposed by competition committee chairman Rich McKay. Use Your Head, Not Your Helmet Players who lower their head to initiate and make contact …

In the distance, you hear a faint ring. You turn to see the source of the noise, but this causes your stomach to lurch. The world spins around you as your head throbs with pain. You stumble towards what you thought was your sideline, only to discover it belongs to …

Many former NFL players have made comments about the game today being too violent, but very few have taken action. That is not the case for former FSU and former NFL player, Myron Rolle. Friday, Harvard accepted Rolle into its neurosurgery residency program in Boston. He will be practicing at Massachusetts General Hospital. …

In the 2015-2016 NFL season alone, players suffered a total of 199 concussions on the field, according to a PBS Frontline study. One of the most common treatments for concussions and post-concussion syndrome pain in the NFL is opioid pain medication, which has led to opioid addiction in some cases. …