Former elite football players may age faster than their more average peers, a new study suggests. NFL players, especially former linemen, had fewer disease-free years and earlier high blood ...

"The study also showed that retired football players in the study were twice as likely to fall below established thresholds in some dementia testing than the general population." In April ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Pro Football Retired Players Association (PFRPA) has named LIGHT Helmets, the maker of the lightest protective sports headgear, as the ‘Official Helmet of ...

The findings are based on a Harvard University survey of retired professional football players whose careers spanned from 1960 and 2020. Of the 1,980 respondents, 681 said they believed they had CTE.

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pro Football Retired Players Ass ociation (PFRPA), a national organization that develops programs and benefits for retired NFL players, today ...

By Ken Belson The National Football League Players ... The league and the N.F.L. Players Association, which jointly administer the retired players’ benefit fund, agreed in the collective ...

ATLANTA, GA—There’s a flag on the play when it comes to the cardiovascular health of retired professional football players, a new study suggests. Among a group of athletes who retired from the ...