More than 350 former NFL players were studied on average 29 years after ... may not have been diagnosed as concussions due to a lack of awareness at the time or underreporting of symptoms by ...

Gore laid on his back after the play ... Today, NFL executives are welcoming a trend: More players are alerting medical staffs to their concussion symptoms. During the 2023 season, 43% of ...

The study required 353 former players — who had on average retired from the NFL 29 years ago ... for researchers was what symptoms a player had after a concussion. Dr. Laura Germine, the ...

At the heart of the NFL’s billion-dollar concussion settlement program lies a basic formula: If a retired player is found to ...

After Tagovailoa ... with a player. The player must either clearly show or admit to having symptoms, or a doctor or spotter must initiate the protocol. "The NFL/NFLPA concussion protocol ...

News last week that dozens of retired Black NFL players became eligible for payouts from the $1 billion-plus concussion settlement, after ... single player, not just Black players who have been ...

Since forming its game-day concussion protocol in 2011, the NFL ... a player about how the potential injury might have occurred. They’ll also continue to check for other concussion symptoms.

(AP) — The NFL and NFL Players Association have ... symptoms are confusion, amnesia and loss of consciousness. “The Protocol exists to establish a high standard of concussion care for each ...

The NFL and NFL Players Association agreed to modify the league's concussion protocol following a joint investigation into the league's procedures after ... of symptoms that would keep a player ...

Former professional football players ... decades after they have retired from the sport.” Concussion Symptoms Linked to Cognitive Performance For the study, 353 retired NFL players completed ...