LOS ANGELES -- Another group of former NFL players is suing the league and helmet makers over head injuries sustained during their careers. The suit claims the NFL, Riddell Sports Group and its ...

A study that will be presented at next week’s American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting offers one of the most conclusive pieces of evidence yet of a definitive link between brain injury and ...

NFL players ... disadvantages for retired players as they grow older. It’s possible younger players have benefited from more awareness, treatment and understanding of head injuries in the ...

One-third of former professional football players reported ... of the Concussion and Brain Injury Institute at West Virginia University and neurologist who serves on the NFL's Head, Neck and ...

It provides up to $88,000 from the NFL and the union to help with the care of players afflicted with dementia or related brain problems. Since the plan took effect Feb. 1, 35 retired players have ...

Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar spoke out on the threat of traumatic brain injuries and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after suffering more than 100 documented concussions ...

Roughly one-third of former ... players’ risk of CTE. The NFL in 2016 acknowledged a link between football and CTE, and the league agreed to settle thousands of player lawsuits over head ...

(WJW) — When retired NFL fullback Sam Gash ... but he has yet to get paid. The players speaking out all said they suffer from the impact of brain injuries from pro football careers.

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (UPI) --A Harvard study of almost 2,000 former National Football League players revealed that about one-third believe they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative ...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Sammie Coates went from a star player at Auburn to a promising NFL wide receiver in the 2010s, but it never worked out for him. Coates, who is now the head ...

In a new study using brain scans of former NFL athletes ... suggest that brain injury and repair processes persist for years after players end collision sports careers, and lead to long-term ...