2020 Preseason Injury Data: Key Takeaways
Each fall, the NFL analyzes and shares preseason injury data as a part of the league’s ongoing efforts to advance the health and safety of players.
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NFL Presents: A Conversation on COVID-19 and Professional Sports
The NFL gathered medical leaders from across the sports world for a virtual discussion on how major sports leagues have dealt with the challenges posed by COVID-19 this year.
Read MoreNFL, NFLPA Release 2020 Helmet Laboratory Testing Performance Results
The NFL and NFLPA have worked together to test and rank helmets for six years. Over that time, NFL players have upgraded their helmets to those which perform better at reducing head impact severity.
Read More2019 Injury Data Results: Key Takeaways
During an end-of-season media briefing, the NFL shared injury data and analysis from the 2019 season
Read More2019 Preseason Injury Data Results: Key Takeaways
Each fall the NFL analyzes and shares certain preseason injury data as a part of the league’s ongoing efforts to share progress.
Read MoreLessons for Coaches at the USA Football National Conference
At the 2017 USA Football National Conference, retired U.S. Army general and former Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno took the stage to kick off the event as the new chairman of the national governing body for amateur football.
Read MoreUCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program is Accelerating Understanding of Youth Concussions
New York Giants Chairman and Executive Vice President Steve Tisch has given millions to UCLA’s BrainSPORT Program to help fund a pioneering research, treatment and outreach program for children and adolescents with traumatic brain injuries.
Read MoreNFL Foundation Seeks to Expand High Schools’ Access to Athletic Trainers
An effort to provide more high school football players better access to an athletic trainer on their sidelines.
Read MoreThe Push for Concussion Protection Laws in All 50 States
In the fall of 2006, 13-year-old Zackery Lystedt suffered life-altering injuries when he returned to his junior high school football game following a concussion earlier in the game. Zackery’s accident and recovery inspired the NFL and others to campaign for concussion protection laws in every state.
Read MoreHeads Up Football: Teaching Coaches All Over the Country How to Keep One Million Kids Safer on the Football Field
Using proceeds from a $45 million grant from the NFL Foundation, USA Football has created the Heads Up Football (HUF) program to teach football coaches and other player safety leaders how to strive to improve player safety for youth, high school and other amateur athletes. Today, more than 150,000 coaches are HUF-certified, and more than two thirds of youth leagues across the country, including all Pop Warner leagues, have implemented HUF, representing more than 1 million kids.
Read MoreHelping Parents Understand Sports Safety
Sports-related injury awareness is important for parents no matter the age of their child. The Back to Sports program, offered jointly through the American Heart Association and the NFL, launched in 2014. It offers seminar resources for certified athletic trainers to educate their communities about sport safety and youth wellness.
Read MoreCombatting the Stigma of Concussions
NFL players and members of the U.S. military have this in common: for fear of looking weak, they might not be open with teammates or fellow soldiers about suffering a concussion. Researchers, the U.S. military and the NFL are all working to clear up this misperception—and encourage people with injuries to get the help they need.
Read MoreSideline Assessment: How an Australian Researcher Transformed What Happens Minutes After An Injury
Traditionally, potentially concussed athletes were asked simple questions about time, person and place to assess brain injury. More recently, an Australian researcher and his team spent seven years studying athletes. They developed this more specific list of questions that is used today.
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