Researchers in Texas are using tablets to study high school female soccer players who are trained to head the ball. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)
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Dr. Ann McKee released the world's largest study of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, based on research done at the Department of Veteran Affairs. The new study demonstrates the strongest connection yet between routine blows to the head and severe brain damage. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports. (Nightly News)
ProFootballTalk: Russ Thaler, Ross Tucker, and Mike Florio discuss if teams are using a concussion diagnosis as an excuse to hold a player out to avoid controversy at a certain position. (NBC Sports)
Based on new research showing more head injuries occur during practice than during games, the nation's largest and oldest youth football organization is creating new guidelines for contact between young players to protect them from concussions. NBC's chief medical editor, Nancy Snyderman, reports. (TODAY)
PFT Live: Mike Florio wonders if concussions are becoming the graceful excuse for players who are no longer welcome in the NFL. (NBC Sports)
One university known for both its technology and football prowess is trying to better understand and prevent concussions. NBC's Robert Bazell has more. (Nightly News)
Mike Florio analyzes the injury distinctions between Michael Vick and Tony Romo and looks at why concussions are different than any other injuries. (NBC Sports)
Mike Florio of profootballtalk.com talks about the lawsuit, which claims the NFL concealed information about the dangers of concussions for 90 years. (NewsNation)
Packers G.M. Ted Thompson says the NFL is and should be conservative with players when it comes to concussions. (NBC Sports)