The NFL has implemented new rules, banned another type of tackle and introduced equipment aimed toward improving player safety. Keeping players healthy has been a priority for a league that had so many star players suffer significant injuries in 2023. Aaron Rodgers, Joe Burrow, Kirk Cousins and Justin Herbert — four franchise quarterbacks — combined to miss 36 […]
(Indianapolis, IN- March 1, 2024) The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) awarded the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence to Dr. Leslie Bisson, head team physician of the Buffalo Bills, for his research presented at the NFLPS Scientific meeting entitled “How to Leverage an Athletic Training Outreach Program to Deliver Hands – Only CPR Training […]
(Indianapolis, IN — March 1, 2024) –James Voos, M.D., Head Team Physician for the Cleveland Browns, was unanimously elected President of the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS). “It is an honor to represent the NFLPS, and I am grateful for the leadership of Dr. McAdams and the NFLPS board. I am committed to continuing the mission […]
(Indianapolis, IN — February 28, 2024) – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) applauds Scott A. Rodeo, M.D. of the New York Football Giants for being awarded the prestigious Jerry “Hawk” Rhea Award. Dr. Rodeo was recognized as an outstanding NFL head team physician by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) at the NFLPS […]
(Indianapolis, IN — February 28, 2024) – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) hosted an awards ceremony at its annual Scientific Meeting during the NFL Scouting Combine where it honored Jeff Ferguson of the Jacksonville Jaguars with the Fain-Cain Memorial Award for Outstanding NFL Athletic Trainer of the Year. “Ferg embodies the very best in what […]
(Indianapolis, IN — February 28, 2024) – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers (PFATS) honored Dr. Robert Anderson, Team Physician for the Green Bay Packers with its Presidents’ Award for his decades of dedicated service to both organizations and the NFL players at the Annual Scientific Meeting during the […]
Azra Dees, a fourth-year medical student at Thomas Jefferson University’s Sidney Kimmel Medical College, is one of only 30 in the United States selected for the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. “I think the NFL’s initiative has been amazing,” Dees said. The NFL developed the program to encourage medical students from diverse backgrounds to […]
We spoke with Timothy McAdams, MD, a clinical professor in the division of sports medicine in the department of orthopedic surgery at Stanford University, about his work as the head physician for the San Francisco 49ers and the president of the NFL Physicians Society. McAdams became interested in orthopedics in medical school, in part due to his […]
Georgia lawmakers are set to review a new bill that would require all public schools in Georgia to have an automated external defibrillator, or AED, on-site for emergencies. Awareness around AEDs and quick response to cardiac events gained new attention following NFL safety Damar Hamlin’s on-field collapse in January 2023. Now, advocates tell 11Alive they […]
Browns team physician Dr. James Voos is already a winner, taking home the NFL Physician Society’s top prize for research for his innovation. “A muscle oxygen sensor that you can wear on the body while you’re recovering from an ACL surgery,” Voos siad of his innovation. “We were able to monitor the body’s ability to […]