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Washington Commanders running back J.D. McKissic, right, runs wearing a Guardian Cap football helmet during practice at the team's NFL football training facility, Wednesday, July 27, 2022 in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
EXPLAINER: NFL using helmet caps for player safety, research

By Arnie Stapleton Aug. 04, 2022 02:04 PM EDT

NFL awards $1 million for 2 studies on cannabinoids effects

By Rob Maaddi Feb. 01, 2022 06:00 AM EST
The NFL is awarding $1 million in research funding to two teams of medical researchers to study the effects of cannabinoids on pain management and neuroprotection...

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson warms up before taking on the Denver Broncos in an NFL football game Oct. 2, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. Researchers diagnosed former NFL player Jackson, who was found dead in a Florida hotel room in February 2021, as suffering from stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)
Study: Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson had stage 2 CTE

Dec. 16, 2021 04:41 PM EST

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws while pressured by New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore (90) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Q-Collar gives Bills linebacker Klein sense of protection

By The Associated Press Oct. 08, 2021 10:44 AM EDT

NFL funding study on its most common injury: hamstrings

By Rob Maaddi Jul. 15, 2021 10:13 AM EDT
The NFL is funding a study that will investigate the prevention and treatment of hamstring injuries. They are the most common NFL injuries...

NFL funding research to help players better manage pain

By Teresa M. Walker Jun. 08, 2021 05:33 PM EDT
The NFL will spend up to $1 million funding up to five studies that will examine how to better help players ease their pain and find alternatives to opioids. ...

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2008, file photo, Pro Football Hall of Fame player Nick Buoniconti, right, and his son Marc Buoniconti arrive for the 23rd Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner in New York. Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed and such sports stars as Dwyane Wade, Wladimir Klitschko, Chase Utley, Matt Biondi, Christian Vieri, Amy Van Dyken-Rouen and Meghan Duggan will be honored by The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2019, at the organization’s annual gala. The night really will be dedicated to the late Nick Buoniconti.(AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, FIle)
Remembering Nick: Miami Project gala to honor Buoniconti

By The Associated Press Oct. 04, 2019 01:08 PM EDT

This Sept. 28, 2018 photo shows batting helmets in a rack before a Major League Baseball game in New York. According to study published Friday, May 24, 2019, NFL players may be more likely to die from brain diseases and heart problems than MLB players but the reasons are unclear. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Deaths from brain, heart problems higher for NFL than MLB

By Lindsey Tanner May. 24, 2019 11:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2018, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady puts on his helmet for warmups prior to an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Improvements that an NFL and NFLPA study found in helmets didn't help Tom Brady. The six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback will have to discard his longtime brand as one of 11 helmets banned by the league and players' union for 2019. Brady was one of 32 players wearing helmets last season under a grace period that is now eliminated.(AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
NFL, union encouraged by helmet safety improvements

By Barry Wilner Apr. 12, 2019 10:14 AM EDT

This image provided by The New England Journal of Medicine in April 2019 shows an illustration based on brain scans from former NFL players. As a group, they were found to have higher levels of an abnormal protein than a comparison group of healthy men, indicated by red patches. The protein is a hallmark of a degenerative brain disease that's been linked to repeated head blows. (The New England Journal of Medicine via AP)
Brain scans may reveal concussion damage in living athletes

By Marilynn Marchione Apr. 10, 2019 05:02 PM EDT

NFL awards 2 companies for advancements in helmet safety

By Barry Wilner Mar. 26, 2019 05:49 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — The NFL has awarded nearly a quarter-million dollars to two companies seeking to enhance protection provided by helmets. Windpact,...