Sports Medicine
PHILADELPHIA - Stewart Bradley banged his head on a teammate's leg, struggled to get up, took a couple steps and fell helmet-first onto the ground.
NEW YORK - The results of an independent study commissioned by the NFL and the players' union show modern helmets meet all national safety standards, though it stressed that no helmet can prevent concussions and more studies are necessary.
INDIANAPOLIS - For the next class of players drafted, the NFL plans to begin preventing concussions right from the start.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Young athletes who suffer concussions would not be allowed to return to practice or games without written medical clearance under legislation proposed in Missouri.
MIAMI - A ban on the three-point stance? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says it's possible.
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