Ahead of Sunday’s Chiefs-Chargers game, the NFL, in partnership with the Chiefs, gave a behind-the-scenes health and safety tour showcasing the Kansas City Chiefs’ medical efforts at Arrowhead Stadium. Communication and preparedness are essential for the medical team, who stay ready to respond to any emergency that could happen. Another critical piece of preparation is […]
Injuries are a part of the game, but at every game, the NFL’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Allen Sills, said there are around 30 medical staff keeping an eye on players. “Each team will have orthopedic surgeons, internal medical doctors, athletic trainers, chiropractors, nutritionists, behavioral health,” said Sills. “A whole variety of people.” All of […]
As Rachel Gardenhire sat near the bench at a Miami University men’s basketball game and watched a player go down on the court with an injury, she sprang into action as an assistant athletic trainer. She ran onto the court to help assess the injury and provide care. Yet, it also served as a switch […]
According to NFL Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills, M.D., the most important part of any NFL game day – whether it’s a preseason or regular season game, an international game or the Super Bowl – happens in a small room inside the stadium about an hour before kickoff. A group of 20 to 25 people […]
Caleb Kindle-Parrish was thrust into a huddle ahead of his very first game with the Commanders, and his adrenaline was at a high. It was his first emergency action plan meeting — a gathering of medical staff and referees that takes place 60 minutes before every NFL kickoff. One by one, each member of the […]
An ABC News exclusive with Damar Hamlin. The Buffalo Bills safety returned to the starting lineup this season for the first time since his life threatening cardiac arrest on the field in early 2023. And now he is sharing his plan to make sure young athletes get the emergency care they need. Will Reeve, you […]
A UNLV medical student gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn from the Raiders medical team. Gemma Lagasca, a first generation Filipino-American student from the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV shadowed the Raiders last month. She is the second UNLV student to participate in the NFL’s Diversity and Sports Medicine Pipeline […]
Luke Costello is an elite baseball player. He has been scouted since he was 13 and was expected to enter the MLB draft after high school until a pickup basketball game derailed those plans. “I just felt it pop. I didn’t think it was an ACL injury at the time, I just thought it was […]
It was the season-ending hit felt around the NFL. Week 2 of the 2023 season in Pittsburgh — 207-pound Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick tries to stop the freight train of Browns running back Nick Chubb with a low tackle. The result? A devastating knee injury that would sideline Chubb for rest of the year. It […]
From the operating room to the turf, 21 medical schools are sending students to work alongside NFL medical staff members. The NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative was created to get medical students from diverse backgrounds to consider sports medicine careers and to diversify NFL club medical staffs. “This is something that not a […]