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 […]
“NBC News’ Kevin Tibbles went behind the scenes with the Cleveland Browns to see their COVID-19 safety measures. Ultraviolet lights and fitted helmets with plastic shields are just part of the new reality. Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, said ‘over the first five weeks of our team activities, we’ve done over a […]
Myocarditis, a rare heart condition linked to the coronavirus, should concern the NFL as it aims to begin a season during the pandemic, according to the Baltimore Ravens’ head physician. Dr. Andrew Tucker said evidence suggests COVID-19 can increase the risk of inflammation of the heart, which can lead to myocarditis and cause sudden cardiac […]
In preparation for the 2020 season, the NFL and NFLPA are implementing comprehensive COVID-19 protocols. The NFL is working closely with infectious disease experts, the CDC, public health officials and medical experts from other leagues. We created with the NFLPA a COVID Medical Advisory Task Force made up of a variety of medical experts and […]
WATCH: E60 Presents: Project 11 -The Alex Smith Story Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith has attacked the past 17 months with a singular focus: return to the football field. Smith has been sidelined since Nov. 18, 2018, when he suffered a spiral compound fracture to his tibia and fibula in his right leg. He’s since undergone […]
After the NFL Physicians Society made the decision to suspend football-related medical visits, it freed up doctors to help their communities fight the coronavirus pandemic. A team physician for the Washington NFL team has spent the past four weeks sleeping in a spare child-sized bed in his home, and he expects he’ll do so for […]
Less than 36 hours after his sports medicine clinic had transformed into a coronavirus first-response center, John Tabacco put on his surgical gown, an N95 respirator mask and two pairs of gloves before heading out to the parking lot to meet another frightened patient. A middle-aged woman, who had a fever and back pain and feared she […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – This has been anything but a normal offseason in the NFL. With travel restricted and team facilities closed around the league, NFL teams are being forced to adapt. With the draft just a few weeks away Jaguars team doctor Kevin Kaplan is normally busy right now, but he says this offseason is just […]