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Sports Central
May 8, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Junior Seau and CTE Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has become an epidemic in contact sports. It's most prominent in football, but this also applies to ice hockey, boxing, mixed martial arts, and other contact sports.   |
Sports Central
June 3, 2014
Brad Oremland |
Say No to the NFL's 18-Game Schedule National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell recently reiterated his intention to institute an 18-game regular season. It's a bad idea. |
Sports Central
August 23, 2011
Brad Oremland |
Hines Ward and Head Injuries Once upon time, Hines Ward had all the qualities sports fans admire. He was a great player with a well-rounded skill set, a college quarterback turned Pro Bowl wide receiver. |
Sports Central
August 11, 2015
Brad Oremland |
49ers' Rough Offseason Continues The 49ers have handled Aldon Smith's latest drama in the best possible way. But his release, at the end of last week, is another significant loss for a team that's already had the roughest offseason. |
Fast Company
Christina Farr |
The NFL Is Funding Research Into Injury-Preventing Materials In 2013, the organization partnered with GE and sports clothing company Under Armour for a $60 million series of challenges focused on new approaches to diagnosing, treating, and preventing brain injuries. |
Sports Central
August 22, 2011
Neil Bright |
Running to Daylight In the summer of 2009, Mark Herzlich was no longer a stud linebacker on the eve of an NFL career. As a victim of Ewing's sarcoma, the once invincible warrior in shoulder pads was now fighting for his life. |
Sports Central
August 18, 2015
Brad Oremland |
Roger Goodell Sucks Some good things have happened during Roger Goodell's time as NFL commissioner. |
Sports Central
September 8, 2008
Kenneth Dean |
Enough is Enough: Football's Unnecessary Risk How many more men have to suffer serious neck injuries in football before something more is done about it? |
AskMen.com
November 1, 2001
Ian Lee |
Preventing Sports Injuries You don't need expensive gear to prevent injuries; just the basics and a bit of knowledge... |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2002
Frank Deford |
Reality bites Do NFL fans favor fantasy games over real action? |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
Willie D. Jones |
Helmets Sense The Hard Knocks A new wireless device will let coaches pull football players before they suffer brain damage. |
Searcher
December 2010
Irene McDermott |
The Gridiron on the Web -- Football Online Am I doomed to be shut out from the world of football forever? No! The internet has arrived to save the day with zillions of sites to explain and celebrate American football. |
BusinessWeek
November 4, 2010
Kuriloff & Boudway |
NFL Owners and Players Are in a Pain Conflict Safety on the field has become a divisive issue in labor negotiations between team owners and the players' union. |
Sports Central
May 22, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Don't Blame Contact Sports I believe that the dangers of contact sports are often over-stated, especially in the non-sports media. Conversely, the dangers of non-contact sports are routinely under-stated. |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011 |
The Average NFL Player Don't let Brett Favre fool you. Most NFL careers are much shorter and a lot less sweet. |
Sports Central
January 27, 2015
Brad Oremland |
NFL State of the Union The state of the NFL is strong, of course. It's the most popular sports league in North America, and it will remain so for the foreseeable future. But even a strong league has areas for improvement. |
Sports Central
November 19, 2011
Neil Bright |
The Next Big Thing The first recollection most sports fans have of Jason Pierre-Paul was a YouTube video of a six foot five, 270-pound football player doing 14 consecutive backflips in full pads. |
Sports Central
January 21, 2013
Diane M. Grassi |
NFL's Newest Lawsuit Need Not Dim Light on Former Players A wave of lawsuits against the NFL, well publicized in the past many months, may not only put a crimp in future revenue for the NFL, but also in how the rules of the game could ultimately be revised. |
Sports Central
May 3, 2011
Brad Oremland |
Boycotting the NFL Draft For now, the league is locking out the players with one hand and promoting its annual draft with the other. It's hypocrisy. It's not football, and it's not fun. Call me in September, Commissioner Goodell. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2010
Wade Roush |
Quick Hit Cracks Into EA's NFL Market In the run-up to next week's giant E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, Quick Hit is announcing today that it has struck a multi-year deal with the NFL. |
Sports Central
November 15, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings NFL Network's live broadcast from San Diego, totally inaudible at times, highlighted all the reasons not to do your show at the stadium. |
Sports Central
January 31, 2011
Josh Galligan |
NFL Labor Dispute 101 The potential 2011 NFL Lockout means the Super Bowl may very well be the last NFL football we see in quite some time. |
Sports Illustrated
January 11, 2001
Tim Layden |
Armed and dangerous Talented Vick has good reasons for early exit... |
Sports Central
October 19, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings The Pittsburgh Steelers remain on top of this week's list as the Panthers and the Bills remain in the basement. |
| AskMen.com |
Which Is More Dangerous: Boxing Or MMA? There have been two recorded deaths in MMA; in boxing, there have been 70. |
Sports Central
September 2, 2005
Kevin Ferra |
It's Just American Football, or is it? The NFL is the top American sports leagues and is looking to expand into many international markets, including Europe, Canada, China and Mexico. |
AskMen.com
March 8, 2013 |
Concussion Treatment Now that we as a society understand just how dangerous concussions are, it's our collective obligation to provide athletes with technology that can quickly and accurately diagnose an injury. |
Sports Central
February 13, 2006
Michael Beshara |
NFL Draft: Year of the Tackle It is hard to remember a draft in recent memory that has as much star power as the one upcoming. |
Sports Central
March 18, 2013
Adam Russell |
Thoughts on Proposed NFL Rule Changes The following is a brief rundown of the proposed changes being considered by the NFL Competition Committee and whether they seem to stem from common sense or simply from stupidity. |
Salon.com
December 19, 2001
King Kaufman |
Women's football: Ready for prime time? When teams like the Vipers and the Slammers mix it up, it's the real deal. And they're hoping recognition is just a chip-shot field goal away... |
Sports Illustrated
October 31, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Taking on the oxymorons The 'legal foul' in the NFL has been out of hand for 20 years... |
Salon.com
September 8, 2000
Allen Barra |
Passing fancy The Bill Walsh-inspired offensive revolution has had an unexpected drawback: Every NFL team looks the same now. |
Salon.com
December 4, 2002
King Kaufman |
Boom! Now you've got something! John Madden and Al Michaels are meshing nicely on "Monday Night Football" -- but don't assume they're the best in the business. |
Salon.com
February 7, 2001
Allen Barra |
Smashmouth football sucks The XFL thinks its brutal, dumbed-down product is what fans want. Actually, fans want more scoring and fewer commercials... |
Sports Central
November 18, 2014
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings Quiz time! Can you identify the rushing stats of (1) Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson and (2) the Oakland Raiders? |
Sports Illustrated
November 1, 2002
Tim Layden |
Helmet hits are part of the game The NFL is trying to live by a double standard. Violence sells big-time. Yet now the league is fining people for getting too violent. What's the alternative? Go low and blow out knees? Resurrect the clothesline? |
Sports Central
July 31, 2004
Jeff Moore |
Fifty Ways to Leave Your Team Every year several players do not get cut by their team and yet still do not end up finishing NFL training camp. In fact, there are many ways that players leave teams. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Matt Higgins |
Football Physics: The Anatomy of a Hit Researchers are using new tools to study the science of a football fundamental: the tackle. |
Sports Central
September 27, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings I hate the way NFL pre-game shows distort the word upset. Look, if four of your five analysts pick a team to win, that's obviously not an upset. Come on, let's see these guys go out on a limb. |
Sports Central
December 16, 2014
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings An opinion on the NFL's handling of Adrian Peterson, and the latest power rankings. |
Sports Central
February 4, 2009
Diane M. Grassi |
NFL, Retirees Remain in Tussle on Benefits Is any moral obligation to ill and/or financially-strapped former players by the NFL, the National Football League Players Association, or even individual players. |
Sports Central
February 17, 2004
Brad Oremland |
The NFL Offseason Desert We're in the offseason now, but there's a lot to discuss in the NFL: the Pro Bowl, the Kurt Warner situation, Maurice Clarett, coaching changes, free agency, and the draft. |
Sports Central
September 16, 2014
Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Let's use this space to address this week's rash of star player misfortunes, then move on with a clean slate. |
Sports Central
August 2, 2005
Jeff Moore |
Membership Has its Privileges There are a a number of factors that show the NFL is a club that "likes its own" and resists outsiders -- from colleges, to coaches to commentators. |
Sports Central
April 16, 2014
Brad Oremland |
Sports Are Bad For Us About two weeks into the new baseball season, the Milwaukee Brewers are hot, but the early theme is probably injuries, particularly those that require Tommy John surgery. |
Sports Central
November 16, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings The Eagles move into the number one spot this week as the Giants slip to number five. |
Sports Central
March 27, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Hammer Comes Down on the Saints The busy part of the NFL offseason has begun, but three stories stand out: NFL Punishes the Saints... Manning Signs With Denver... Mr. Tebow Goes to New York... |
HHMI Bulletin
February 2012
Linda Formichelli |
Born to Tackle After work as a lab manager, Beth Kaleta powers it out on the gridiron as an offensive guard for the Boston Militia, a women's tackle football team. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Brady in a Bunch Over Yahoo! Tom Brady isn't happy about Yahoo! fantasy football ads. But it's a tricky situation. The NFL and Yahoo! are digital partners. The gray areas may limit damages in this unique case, but it's easy to understand Brady's position. |
Sports Central
October 24, 2011
Adam Russell |
"High Hit" Rule Needs Addressing I'm all about player safety in football. Since my boys play the game, the last thing I want to see is one of them getting carted off on a stretcher with a neck or head injury. |
