It had to happen. An accused murderer’s defense at his trial includes blaming the concussions he suffered when he was a high school football star, according to the Boston Herald. http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/03/fujita_attorney_blames_head_injury The issue has been raised by a defense expert on behalf of Nathaniel Fujita, 20, who is on trial..
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Pop Warner football has instituted a number of safety rules to protect its youthful players, children, from head injuries. OK, so then how did five boys sustain concussions during one game on Sept. 15 in Massachusetts without someone putting a halt to the madness? The New York Times answered that..
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Mouth-guard marketer Brain-Pad Inc. and its President Joseph Manzo are prohibited from making unsupported claims about their product reducing the risk of concussions under a settlement reached last month with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/brainpad.shtm In a press release, the FTC said that Brain-Pad can’t “make any claims that..
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Authorities have ruled that former National Football League player Ray Easterling’s death Thursday was a suicide. Unfortunately, it’s not really a surprise. He’s just the latest in a string of former pro players who developed dementia-like symptoms in what have should been their golden years. They decided to pull a..
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Are Pittsburgh Steelers’ officials deluding themselves, or are they just plain stupid and reckless, in their cavalier attitude about the two recent head injuries that player Troy Polamalu sustained? Sports writer Mike Bires of the Beaver County Times did a nice job of outlining the disturbing way that the Steelers organization is treating Polamalu...
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Former defensive back Bobby Hosea is a hero of sorts: He is running camps to teach youthful football players how to protect their heads when they tackle. The New York Times did a Page One profile of Hosea Sunday that was headlined “Teaching Safer Way To Tackle: Not Headfirst, but Heads..
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You wouldn’t think that an increase in reported concussions by pro football players this season is good news, but the National Football League does. Here’s why. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iFaaL7fvfaDwp1Mj6fvPKMUhfwJQ?docId=bb0508a8b5c4450ca7a759bc0bd7ade5 The NFL believes that concussions are being reported more often now because teams and players are taking head injuries more seriously, according to..
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It’s an issue that’s been discussed and debated: How much more stringent should the guidelines be regarding footbal-playing youths who sustain concussions? In yet another tragedy that seems to point to tougher rules, last Friday running back Nathan Stiles of Spring Hills High School in the surburbs of Kansas City died hours after collapsing on the..
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