NFL Releases Fact Sheet on New Helmet Rule


Aug 02, 2018

The NFL implemented a new helmet rule in late March, and league officiating crews are making the rounds visiting team training camps to educate coaches and players on the changes. But there has been confusion among some players in the past week, leading to the league to release a fact sheet Wednesday morning related to the rule. Under […]

Read More

AOSSM: Los Angeles-Based Surgeon, Neal S. ElAttrache, MD Inducted as AOSSM President


Jul 05, 2018

SAN DIEGO, CA – Neal S. ElAttrache, MD will be installed as the 47th president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) on Saturday, July 7, 2018, during the Society’s Annual Meeting in San Diego. Dr. ElAttrache is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. He is […]

Read More

Bills Today: Travaris Cadet appreciates another opportunity


Mar 20, 2018

Dr. Leslie Bisson is the Head Team Physician for the Buffalo Bills Travaris Cadet appreciates another opportunity  On Dec. 24, 2017, Bills running back Travaris Cadet suffered a severe ankle injury. Cadet credits the team’s medical director, Dr. Leslie Bisson, for possibly saving his career. “Yeah, he put it back in place on the field. […]

Read More

USA Today GiantsWire: Giants’ Scott Rodeo receives Arthur C. Rettig Award for academic excellence


Mar 16, 2018

New York Giants head physician, Dr. Scott Rodeo, has received one of the NFL’s Physicians Society’s top research awards. While at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine, Rodeo was presented with the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence. Rodeo won the award for his presentation, “Current Update on Clinical Use of Biologics in Musculoskeletal Injury,” […]

Read More

Boston Globe: Here’s how the NFL’s concussion protocol really works


Mar 08, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS — Dr. Allen Sills wishes there were an easy solution to diagnosing concussions. “We’re not at the point where a player would come off, get a blood test, and we say, ‘Yeah, you have one or you don’t,’” said Sills, a neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt and the NFL’s chief medical officer. “Boy, that’d make our […]

Read More

New York Giants’ Scott Rodeo, M.D. Receives NFLPS’ Top Research Award


Mar 07, 2018

New York Giants’ Scott Rodeo, M.D. Receives NFLPS’ Top Research Award Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence Given for Research on Clinical Use of Biologics in Musculoskeletal Injury March 7, 2018 (Indianapolis, IN) —The NFL Physicians Society has awarded the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence to Dr. Scott Rodeo, Head Team Physician […]

Read More

Dr. Leigh Ann Curl Named NFLPS President


Mar 02, 2018

March 2, 2018 (Indianapolis, IN)— Today, Leigh Ann Curl, M.D., head team orthopedic surgeon for the Baltimore Ravens, was elected President of the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS). “It is a great honor to be elected President of the NFLPS, and I am looking forward to working with the medical staffs from every team as we […]

Read More