Hamlin's on-field cardiac arrest may have been a fluke incident, but early death, chronic pain and brain damage are common for NFL players.

Concussions in the NFL dropped by 11.3 percent in 2016, according to data released by the league Thursday. There were 244 reported concussions during practices and games in the preseason and regular ...

Concussion awareness nonprofit The Derek Sheely Foundation today put sports-related brain injury issues in the spotlight with ...

A former NFL player who suffered what the league deemed a career-ending concussion has sued Lloyd's of London for denying a $1 million insurance policy for professional athletes. The lawsuit filed ...

A new Madden game mod simulates concussion symptoms like blurred vision and slower reaction times to raise awareness of the ...

The league is exploring ways to make helmets safer and changing rules to better protect players from hard hits in practices and games. This season the NFL changed the kickoff rules, and concussions on ...

The NFL omitted concussion cases when it downplayed the effects of head injuries on players based on studies conducted from 1996 through 2001, according to a report by The New York Times. More than ...

Eight more footballers have joined a multimillion-dollar concussion class action against the AFL, tipping the total to over ...

Concussion awareness nonprofit The Derek Sheely Foundation today put sports-related brain injury issues in the spotlight with ...

The NFL will discuss using video review to assess penalties for player safety-related violations that are missed by officials, the league said Friday. Non-calls are currently not reviewable, but ...