The NFL is sharing applicable learnings across all levels of football—and to other sports and society at large.
A veteran high school coach has seen firsthand how heightened awareness of player health and safety has a positive impact.
The Seattle Seahawks consistently rank among the best defenses in the NFL. The so-called “Legion of Boom” racked up more than 1,100 combined tackles in the 2016 season alone. Those tackles, however, might look different from some others in football.
The Mobile Virtual Player is the first ever self-righting mobile training device. Controlled remotely and powered by a motor, it’s an innovative training partner that can move at the speed of one's opponent.
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.
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.
Athletic trainers bring significant health benefits to student athletes. Through a new grant program, the NFL is increasing access to athletic trainers in communities nationwide.
Each fall the NFL analyzes and shares certain preseason injury data as a part of the league’s ongoing efforts to share progress.
Read MoreAn effort to provide more high school football players better access to an athletic trainer on their sidelines.
Read MoreIn 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 MoreUsing 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 MoreSports-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 MoreNFL 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 MoreTraditionally, 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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