The "blue medical tent" for initial injury and concussion evaluations is raised on an NFL sideline during the 2023 season. James D. Smith / AP This piece is part of The Athletic’s annual NFL anonymous ...

The NFL and the players' union announced a series of changes Friday to the way potential concussions are handled during games following an ugly incident in which Texans quarterback Tom Savage was ...

There were 1,157 more kickoff returns this season, which led to an increase in concussions. Justin Edmonds / Getty Images A year after its players experienced a historically low number of concussions, ...

Taking a punishing hit on the football field or soccer pitch; having your head jostle around during a car accident; ...

Participation in high school football has dropped in the USA as awareness about concussions has risen. While the NFL and others have added protocols and made helmets more effective in preventing skull ...

One person has been taken to the hospital, and lanes are blocked after a tractor-trailer overturned in Loris. A missing endangered minor and the person who allegedly kidnapped the minor were located ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The NFL is challenging innovators to improve the facemask on football helmets to reduce concussions in the game. The league announced on Friday at an innovation summit for the ...

The NFL will discuss using video review to assess penalties for player safety-related violations that are missed by officials, the league said Friday. Non-calls are currently not reviewable, but ...

(NAPSI)—Alex Smith loves football. “Football is amazing. I think it’s the greatest team sport in America,” notes the former quarterback for the 49ers, Chiefs and Commanders. But Smith is worried about ...