(Indianapolis, IN — March 3, 2022) – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) applauds James E. Muntz , M.D. of the Houston Texans for being awarded the prestigious Jerry “Hawk” Rhea Award. Dr. Muntz was recognized as an outstanding NFL team physician by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) at the NFLPS Annual Scientific Meeting […]
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame will honor the team’s longtime doctor at its induction banquet this fall. Dr. Patrick McKenzie [former President of the NFLPS] will receive the Bob Harlan Leadership Award, the hall of fame announced Wednesday. McKenzie has been associated with the Packers since the early 1990s. He is an orthopedic […]
The Athletic: Should health and safety concerns impact College Football Playoff expansion? By Nicole Auerbach One of the biggest concerns surrounding College Football Playoff expansion is the toll playing additional postseason games might take on the health of the players. But what if that’s the wrong way to look at it? When the NFL added […]
By Kevin Seifert The NFL’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate provides a “unique opportunity” to model a way out of the ongoing pandemic for the entire country, NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills said Wednesday in an interview with ESPN. “We know we are going to have positive cases this season,” Sills said a day […]
By David Newton Carolina Panthers center Matt Paradis was among about 100 NFL players who arrived for the first padded practice of training camp wearing a large, soft-shelled cover over his helmet that gave him the appearance of a “Star Wars” stormtrooper. “Squishy helmet,” Paradis said with a laugh. The Guardian Cap, officially. Paradis, 31, […]
Dr. Paul Schroeppel, the Kansas City Chiefs’ head orthopedic surgeon, said Monday the team is “doing quite well” among NFL teams with players voluntarily getting vaccinated. The news comes as the Chiefs open their training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, on July 28 with a special event for season ticket holders, with practices open to […]
By Sally Jenkins Tell your glad-handing state and municipal leaders, with their finger-in-the-breeze priorities and vaccine websites that freeze, to take a crash course in organizational competence from the NFL. The league’s 269-game season sprawled across 30 major metropolitan areas, and it nevertheless wound up with a coronavirus positivity rate of just 0.08 percent, against […]
Super Bowl LV is in the books, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won – and with that, the most challenging season is over. Despite the pandemic, not a single game in the most physical sport of football had to be canceled. So what can we all learn? As CBS 2’s Jim Williams […]
Summary What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 contact tracing is important to prevent transmission, but risk characterization is difficult. What is added by this report? The National Football League observed SARS-CoV-2 transmission after <15 minutes of cumulative interaction, leading to a revised definition of a high-risk contact that evaluated mask use and ventilation […]
ABSTRACT COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. A range of clinical scenarios exist, from an asymptomatic disease course to SARS and death. This document describes important considerations for 5 North American professional sports leagues (Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association, National Football League and National Hockey […]