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,” […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

(Dr. Scott Rodeo is the Head Team Physician for the New York Giants) The most important testing at the NFL Scouting Combine this week may actually take place two miles away from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Before the draft prospects step onto the field for the 40-yard dash, they’ll undergo an extensive medical evaluation […]

Houston Texans’ Walt Lowe Named Outstanding NFL Team Physician of the Year   March 1, 2018 (Indianapolis, IN)—The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) congratulates Dr. Walt Lowe, M.D., for being recognized as Outstanding NFL Team Physician by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS). The NFLPS held its annual Scientific Meeting and Symposium during the NFL Scouting […]

Colts’ Dave Hammer Named Outstanding NFL Athletic Trainer of the Year NFL Physicians Society Bestows Fain-Cain Award   March 1, 2018 (Indianapolis, IN)— Dave Hammer, Head Athletic Trainer for the Indianapolis Colts, was selected to receive the prestigious Fain-Cain Memorial Award for Outstanding NFL Athletic Trainer of the Year from the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS).  The […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For those who think game plans and play calls are complex, it would be helpful to take a behind-the-scenes look at the medical setups that go into an NFL game. Talk about multi-faceted. The league provided such an opportunity at US Bank Stadium this week, and it was enlightening. From the spotters’ […]

MINNEAPOLIS – The NFL cares about player safety. Really. Criticized heavily throughout the season for some high-profile failures of its concussion protocol, the NFL countered by taking a handful of reporters on a behind-the-scenes tour of its game-day medical procedures. From the communication between the spotters in the booth and the sidelines to whether coaches […]

MINNEAPOLIS — The NFL will have four independent concussion specialists on hand for Super Bowl LII, the result of multiple changes to its protocol over the course of the 2017 season. The first iteration of the NFL’s current policy, established in 2014, placed one unaffiliated neurological consultant — known as a “UNC” — on each […]