The National Football League this week made a rule change that has some players and fans griping. In a 31-1 vote, the league voted to bar ball carriers and defensive players from putting their heads down to initiate contact with the crown of their helmets once they get in the..
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The National Football League has one less concussion-lawsuit plaintiff to worry about. Alex Karras, a former lineman for the Detroit Lions who had a second career as a pretty good actor, died Wednesday in Los Angeles, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/sports/football/alex-karras-nfl-lineman-and-actor-dies-at-77.html?_r=0 According to a statement from his family..
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As part of its effort to “put a face” on the hundreds of concussion suits filed against the National Football League, The New York Times Sunday did a profile of one of the plaintiffs. The player was Mitch White, a former New Orleans Saint and Buccaneer, who now now lives..
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A concussion is keeping another pro football player off the field this weekend. After getting sacked nine times in last week’s game against the New York Giants, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler won’t be playing in his team’s game against the Panthers Sunday. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/eagles/20101008_Bears__Cutler_out_due_to_concussion.html The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Cutler was checked..
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Controversial Dr. Elliot Pellman has been replaced at a second post at a major pro sports league. http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/m-l-b-names-new-medical-director/ Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that it had replaced Pellman as its chief medical director with Dr. Gary Green. Pellman will remain with the MLB in an advisory capacity. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100414&content_id=9290282&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Roughly a..
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Another pro athlete has gotten the message about brain injury. Detroit Lions tight end Casey FitzSimmons, who has sustained several concussions, Wednesday announced that he is retiring from the National Football League. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100414/SPORTS0101/4140414/1361/Concussions-force-Lions-TE-FitzSimmons-to-retire FitzSimmons, who has been playing in the NFL for seven years, cited his concerns about his “several..
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