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... to whether or not helmets should be banned in the National Football League (NFL). In recent months the NFL has come under scrutiny after research revealed the long-term dangers associated with concussions and other head injuries ... first place? And more important, could the helmets be part of the problem?" Some believe that removing the helmets will encourage players to be less forceful when playing, and in turn will reduce the number of head injuries. Though other medical professionals claim that ...

... . The article entitled, In N.F.L. Violence Sells But A What Costs, demonstrates the disingenuous attitude that the National Football League and the Players Association have to the dangers of concussions. These guys are talking out of both sides of their mouth. ... medical expertise in this area? Last year, I was proud to Chair a sports and concussion conference sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of New York State and held at Madison Square Garden. I personally invited the NFL and Dr. Elliot ...

CBS Interactive Inc. v. National Football League Players Association, -- F. Supp. 3d -- (D. Minn. 2009) Held: Fantasy football statistics are just the same as ... baseball allowed in C.B.C. Distrib. & Mktg, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P., 505 F.3d 818 (8th ... specific facts that support the assertion that the manner in which CBS Interactive presents the package of player information could give the false impression of an endorsement. The manner in which the information appears ...

... . See CBS Interactive Inc., v. National Football League Players Association (D. Minn., filed 9/3/08). CBS Interactive is a leader in fantasy sports. ... . See C.B.C. Distribution and Marketing, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. (previously posted 10/16/07). ... that any party who challenges the NFLPA's claimed rights to the statistics will be excluded from the fantasy football market. The Complaint seeks a declaration that any right of publicity is superseded by the First Amendment and ...

... a front page story in today's New York Times, "the rate of diagnosed clinical depression among retired National Football League players is strongly correlated with the number of concussions they sustained, according to a study to be published today." This study ... . You may recall that last year I chaired a symposium in New York on Concussions in Sports sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of New York State. I had invited the NFL and the Chair of it's Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee to ...

... new study shows. The report, published by the National Athletic Trainers' Association, analyzed the biomechanics of football tackles to better understand the high risk of concussions and serious cervical ... field, they noted. About 5 to 6 percent of football players and about 8 percent of National Football League players suffer concussions or other forms of brain injury ... 000 collegiate players and 130 of the 1,700 N.F.L. athletes.) Among the 1.2 million teens who play high school football, the group ...

... on whether it's ok to go back to play. It's plain ridicioulous and the National Football League attitude is a major cause of the problem. With player's indoctinated that concussion's are no big deal, just "dings" or " ... to the New York Times on concussions and the attitude of the National Football League: "I think the league is in denial, and I think the league will do everything that it can to discredit anyone who associates concussions that are sustained playing on the field with what happens ...

A recent Issue Brief distributed by ACS showed that while the National Football League has made some progress in hiring more minority coaches, work is still needed to diversify the League's coaching ranks. ... why college football lags behind the NFL in hiring minority coaches. "The biggest factor, they said, was the involvement of other people associated with the universities," Dungy wrote. "It was not just the president and the athletic director who made the hiring decisions - alumni and boosters ...

... hearing on legal issues relating to brain injuries sustained while playing football. Testimony was given from the National Football League, Commissioner Roger Goodell, and retired players, Tiki Barber and Merril Hoge, as well as ... and the Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University and member of the Brain Injury Association of America board of directors, Chris Nowinski. The Committee investigated the findings of a recent study done by the University of ...

I am gratified for all the positive comments I have received concerning my criticism of the National Football League and their attitude towards concussions. Not surprisingly since the major stories in the New York Times, in ... the dangers of concussions and the manner in which they address the disability claims of players who now face the life long emotional, cognitive, behavioral and physical consequences associated with traumatic brain injury. I am attempting to compile more information on the ...