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coalition
March 30, 2023

New coalition to implement EAP training for high schools

The National Football League announced the launch of The Smart Heart Sports Coalition, a collaboration among the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, NHL, NCAA, the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Korey Stringer Institute, National Athletic Trainers�...


nfl
March 1, 2023

NFL player hosts AAU basketball team training sessions

An NFL player is using his knowledge of what it takes to reach the next level to help a Florida AAU basketball team fulfill its dreams. Nelson Agholor, wide receiver for the New England Patriots, has teamed up with the Learning Academy of Basketba...


cte
February 8, 2023

Researchers: 91% of 376 Former NFL Players had CTE

According to recent findings from Boston University researchers, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has been found in more than 91% of former NFL players involved in an ongoing study on the degenerative brain disorder. The findings were shared...


nfl
August 8, 2022

How Do NFL Teams Handle Training in the Summer Heat?

Football is in full swing — not just at the high school and collegiate levels, but also at the professional level. But while football players push themselves to train in the hot summer heat, they also must be mindful of the potential for heat-re...


match
June 6, 2022

Full Swing Helped NFL QBs Prepare for The Match

As the sports world turned its attention to Las Vegas for the latest version of Capital One's The Match, they watched some of the game's best hit the links — the best quarterbacks, that is. People have followed Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Patric...


als
December 20, 2021

NFL Players May Be At Higher Risk for ALS

Professional athletes who play American football appear to have a higher-than-average risk for developing and dying from the neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and that risk may increase with more years on the field, according...


commissioners
September 20, 2021

Every Current NFL Player from NCAA DII & DIII

Not every player in the NFL played in a stadium packed with 100,000-plus fans on Saturdays with a parking lot filled with tailgaters and barbeque specialists. Not every player in the NFL received an athletic scholarship. Not every player in the NFL e...


brain
April 12, 2021

BU to Study Brain of Former NFL Player Who Killed Himself & 5 People

Boston University, in coordination with the Medical University of South Carolina, to study and analyze the brain of the former NFL player, Phillip Adams, who killed five people and himself last week. Adams spent six seasons in the NFL and the doct...