All posts tagged 'NFL and spine injury'

Helmet-To-Helmet Collision Gives Tulane’s Devon Walker Fractured Spine

Posted on September 8th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Helmet-to-helmet collisions don’t just cause traumatic brain injury in football. Tulane University safety Devon Walker suffered a fractured spine Saturday during a game against Tulsa. Walker and his teammate Julius Warmsley had an accidental head-to-head hit during one of the game’s plays, according to the New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/tulane-safety-devon-walker-injured-helmet-to-helmet-collision-teammate-game-tulsa-article-1.1154913..
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Former Player Shelton Sues NFL Disability Plan

Posted on December 1st, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Former Carolina Panthers running back Eric Shelton, claiming the National Football League is hypocritically just paying lip service to taking helmet-to-helmet hits seriously, has filed suit against the league’s disability plan. The New York Times wrote about the lawsuit Tuesday in a story headlined “Ex-Player Is Suing Over Pay For Injury.”  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/sports/football/30helmets.html?scp=1&sq=eric%20shelton&st=cse In his..
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