NFL's dangerous head games
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League's awareness of concussions improves, but players continue to put long-term health at risk.
The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution.
Week 11 has some interesting subplots, starting with the success of some certain teams on the road.
The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion.
The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell’s call for players to tell their teams’ medical...
Tennessee safety Eric Berry has yet to decide if he'll run through the "T" tonight for the last time against Vanderbilt or officially declare for the NFL draft sometime after the season.
NEW YORK -- Fantasy and reality collided at the 1-yard line for Maurice Jones-Drew. The Jacksonville Jaguars running back passed up a sure touchdown and took a knee before the goal line, helping seal a win against the New York Jets last Sunday.
Browns at Lions WHEN -- 1 SKINNY -- This one has about as much pop as an open can of soda that's been sitting on the table all day. Two one-win teams with inept offenses meet.
The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution.
Fantasy and reality collided at the 1-yard line for Maurice Jones-Drew.
Fantasy and reality collided at the 1-yard line for Maurice Jones-Drew.
Cleveland's Josh Cribbs says he'll play Sunday, six days after he was taken from the field on a backboard.
The NFL has fined Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett $7,500 for his elbow to the throat of Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.
Austin Buyak, a freshman quarterback at Whittell High School, won't have to worry about taking a shot from a defensive player from a larger school on Sunday. But that doesn't mean that Buyak will be pain-free when he competes in the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick regionals in Oakland Coliseum. Buyak hurt his shoulder in a playoff game at Battle Mountain on Nov. 6 and isn't fully recovered. "I'm ...
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A capsule look at Sunday's games and the Monday night game
The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion.
USA TODAY previews Week 11 of the NFL season.
The updated National Football League injury report, as provided by the league:
RENTON, Wash. - Nate Burleson, who played college football at Nevada, has had about a half dozen concussions since he's been in the NFL. At least he thinks so. "After your head hits the ground you don't always remember what's happened," the Seahawks' veteran wide receiver said. "I've had six or seven since I've been in the league. It feels like I've had more, but I haven't always told the ...