NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the NFL pledged $100 million in support of independent medical research and engineering advancements, a huge chunk of that soon will be awarded to such research, primarily dedicated to neuroscience. A Scientific Advisory Board assembled by the NFL is set to launch its program to solicit and evaluate […]
AUGUST 19, 2017 7:57 PM ARLINGTON — Banged-up Cowboys will be treated on the sidelines this season in new, collapsible blue triage tents, instead of on training tables in full view of everyone on the home side of the stadium, with a TV camera, or with a pair of binoculars from up in the AT&T Stadium […]
Indianapolis Colts Long-Time Physician Arthur Rettig Stepping Down Dr. Thomas Klootwyk Named Head Team Physician INDIANAPOLIS (July 24, 2017) – The Indianapolis Colts have announced that long-time Head Team Physician Arthur C.Rettig, MD is stepping down from his role to serve as Emeritus Associate Team Physician. Rettig was the very first physician to join the […]
Medical tents will be a permanent fixture on NFL sidelines this season. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the development at the Spring League Meeting on Tuesday, a few months after the small, mobile units gained popularity at the college level for their ability to aid doctors and trainers in doing their job without a raucous […]
Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence Given For Research on ACL Injuries (Indianapolis, IN) March 7, 2017– The NFL Physicians Society has awarded Dr. Timothy McAdams, the head team physician for the San Francisco 49ers, the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence. The award is given annually to an NFL team physician for […]
Cowboys’ Jim Maurer Named Outstanding NFL Athletic Trainer of the Year NFL Physicians Society Bestows Maurer with Fain-Cain Award Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2, 2017 – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) held its annual Scientific Meeting and Symposium during the NFL Scouting Combine and hosted an awards ceremony where it honored Jim Maurer of the Dallas […]
Redskins’ James Andrews Named Outstanding NFL Team Physician of the Year NFL Physicians Society Applauds Andrews for Receiving the Jerry “Hawk” Rhea Award Indianapolis, March 2, 2017 – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) applauds Dr. James Rheuben Andrews, M.D. for being recognized as Outstanding NFL Team Physician by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS). […]
As the Falcons’ head team physician, Dr. Spero Karas oversees orthopedic and medical care for every Falcons player. He’s at every game on watch from the 30-yard line. During games, he’s not a fan, but instead a clinical observer. Karas is also an associate professor of orthopedics at Emory University. Karas will head to Houston Wednesday […]
ANDERSON – A former Anderson resident will be standing right on the sidelines during Super Bowl LI, but it won’t be as a fan. Instead of looking for the next big play, Dr. Spero Karas will be looking for injuries. Karas has been the head team physician for the Atlanta Falcons, who will be facing […]
HOUSTON – Ask Spero Karas about his home state, and he talks about Bobby Knight. Bobby. That’s what they called him back then. Karas is old enough to remember. He grew up in Anderson in the late 1970s and early ’80s, back when the city was a booming basketball haven, stocked with generations of […]