Laws have been written, countless charity miles have been run and thousands of dollars have been donated in the name of Matthew Gfeller. The Winston-Salem teen suffered a traumatic brain injury during a tragic football accident in 2008, but thanks to the tireless commitment of his parents, Bob and Lisa Gfeller, his death was not [...]
Roger Goodell Applauds North Carolina’s Commitment to Concussion Research (Rant Sports)
No one is more terrified of the physical evolution of the game of football more than NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. And you can’t blame him with the amount of money the NFL stands to gain or lose in its approach to player safety in the wake of recent events in relation to on field concussions. From the [...]
Racing innovator Bill Simpson tackles football concussions with new helmet (Autoweek)
Bill Simpson was a long time finding the National Football League, but it finding him might change football. The former California drag racer, Indianapolis 500 driver and motorsports safety innovator has created a football helmet that he and others believe could revolutionize the sport. Simpson knows this because he knows what he’s talking about when [...]
Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings™ Adult Football Helmet Ratings – May 2012
A total of 15 adult football helmet models that have been evaluated using the STAR evaluation system are included in the May 2012 Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings™. All 15 helmets included in the ratings have been made available to consumers at the time of publication. Helmets with lower STAR values provide a reduction in concussion [...]
Why NFL Helmets Will Never Be Concussion-Proof (Fast Company)
Imagine that you drive a car straight into a building at 40 mph. Despite airbags and seatbelts, you’d probably feel lucky to be alive. But when an NFL wide receiver meets a safety head-on, we expect them both to get back up to play second down. What’s the difference? “In a car crash, you stop [...]
NFL Concussion Prevention: Could New Helmet Save Football? (Bleacher Report)
As the NFL continues to fight the never-ending battle against concussions, could the final answer be found in a helmet that’s made in Sweden and currently only available for extreme sports and equestrians? In short, no. However, just because one piece of technology or one solution can’t get the NFL all the way to the end zone [...]
Banging helmets to reduce brain injuries: Naval Academy researchers simulate gridiron head-to-head hits (Baltimore Sun)
Once cheered as the sound of a good hit, the loud crack heard on the gridiron when two football helmets collide is more often greeted these days by gasps, as fans recognize the game- and potentially even season-ending injuries such jarring impacts can cause. Driven by concern for athletes’ concussions, Naval Academy researchers have developed a relatively simple [...]
Junior Seau’s Death Raises Familiar and Agonizing Questions (TIME)
There’s no getting inured to scenes like the one that unfolded in Oceanside, Calif., on May 2, where a crowd gathered and a mother wailed as the body of Junior Seau — the sunny, preternaturally good-natured veteran of three NFL teams — was carried out from his home to a coroner’s van, victim of a [...]
VIDEO: A Hard-Hitting Story: Young Football Players Take Big-League Hits to Head (PBS News Hour)
Watch Young Football Players Take Big-League Hits to Head on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour. Virginia Tech researchers placed helmets with sensors on 7- and 8-year-old football players and collected data on more than 750 hits to the head over a season. The findings are the first quantitative study of the acceleration and risk [...]
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