Concussions have ruled the conversation around football for the better part of the last decade, but despite the growing awareness and regulations, numbers show they are only increasing, and not just ...

Jack Alston had been playing football for most of his life — but he had never shaken the bad habit of leading with his head. During a practice in August 2024, he was hit hard, but never exhibited ...

A concussion in football is a type of brain injury caused by a sudden impact or jolt to the head that disrupts normal brain function. The CDC defines a concussion as a type of traumatic brain injury ...

Concussions have become a hot-button topic in the NFL world over the last decade-plus, with hits to the head—and both their short- and long-term effects—having been proven to have a significant impact ...

The McCallum football team has chosen safety over style. That was the case when the Knights were introduced to a layer of soft padding outside their helmets in the spring. Not exactly a fashion ...

Tackle football comes with risks like broken arms and strained muscles, but head-on collisions put football players in even more serious danger. Since concussions can be difficult to diagnose, players ...

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - While the NFL playoffs are in full swing, preventing concussions remains a top priority not only for professional players but also on the college and high school level. One way to ...

Violence is an irremovable component of football, meaning head trauma and concussions are part of the risk when any player at any level of the game decides to play ball. No player in the NFL of late ...

After watching “Concussion,” you will walk away with a significant and, in all likelihood, chronic fear and anxiety about the act of playing football (certainly you will wrestle with this feeling if ...