Concussions

NEWS

AP analysis: NFL teams lost over $500M to injuries in 2019

January 29, 2020 Associated Press

NFL teams paid more than a half-billion dollars to Week 1 starters who missed games because of injuries this season and players who ended the year on injured reserve, according […]

NFL

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

May 9, 2019 Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 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 […]

Roger Goodell, Art Rooney II, Michael Bidwill

NFL

Lots of questions for Goodell, not a lot of answers

January 30, 2019 Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Faced with a blitz of officiating questions and queries about the effectiveness of the Rooney Rule, Colin Kaepernick’s football unemployment, and the cancellation of a news conference […]

BADGERS

Concussions prompt more Wisconsin players to leave football

December 17, 2018 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The hit that put Walker Williams’ brain over the edge — leaving him with ongoing headaches, mood swings, ringing in his ears, depression, anxiety and short-term […]

NFL

Hall of Fame members threaten boycott of inductions

September 18, 2018 Associated Press

A group of Pro Football Hall of Famers led by Eric Dickerson is demanding health insurance coverage and a share of NFL revenues or else those former players will boycott […]

NEWS

Player union blasts concussion management at World Cup

June 20, 2018 Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — The impact to his head was so violent that Noureddine Amrabat can’t remember the World Cup match at all, even though he was playing in it. “Five, […]

NFL

Judge considering fraud investigator in NFL concussion case

June 2, 2018 Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawyers for the NFL urged a federal judge Wednesday to appoint a special investigator to look into what the league said is extensive fraud in claims on […]

PACKERS

Favre says he went to rehab 3 times to fight addictions

May 23, 2018 Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Retired quarterback Brett Favre says he made three trips to rehabilitation centers during his Hall of Fame career to fight his dependence on painkillers and […]

NFL

Favre says he might have had “thousands” of concussions

April 18, 2018 Associated Press

Brett Favre says he might have had “thousands” of concussions during his Hall of Fame career. The three-time NFL MVP who played from 1992-2010 and was known for his aggressive […]

NFL

NFL to prohibit use of certain helmets for 1st time

April 16, 2018 Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL for the first time is prohibiting certain helmets from being worn by players. In notifying the 32 teams Monday, the league has sought to […]

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