All posts tagged 'NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell'

NFL Commissioner Goodell Vows To Foster ‘Culture Of Safety’ In Game

Posted on November 19th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Last Thursday National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell delivered an address at Harvard where, in detail, he vowed to “promote a culture of safety” in the game. “Is playing tackle football worth the risk?” Goodell said during his speech before Harvard’s School of Public Health. “For some, the answer may..
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Army, NFL Report To Congress On Their TBI Initiatives

Posted on September 14th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Here’s the Army’s and National Football League’s spin on how they’re doing in terms of preventing traumatic brain injury. The military put out a press release this week on a report that both groups made to Congress on Tuesday. http://www.army.mil/article/87297/Army__NFL_report_to_Congress_on_brain_injury_initiatives/ The Army has made more progress in studying TBI in..
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Roethlisberger Apologizes, Says Won’t Appeal His Suspension

Posted on April 26th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, suspended for six games last week by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell,  Monday said he’s accountable for his actions and apologized to his team and fans. “The Commissioner’s decision to suspend me speaks clearly that more is expected of me,” Roethlisberger said in a statement on..
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