NEW YORK (JULY 18, 2023) – The National Football League (NFL), together with the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS), today announced the roster of medical students who will participate in the second year of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative, which aims to increase and diversify the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in sports medicine and, over time, help to diversify NFL club medical staffs. The students’ clinical […]

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was moved to tears in a stirring moment Wednesday at The ESPYS in Los Angeles when he introduced the team training staff that saved his life after he went into cardiac arrest during a game in Cincinnati in January. He has since recovered and plans to play this fall. After […]

Growing up in Carrick, Warren Austin spent his childhood rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. This summer, he’ll be a part of the team as the first local participant in the NFL’s Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. Austin, who is a third-year medical student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, will stay at […]

Medical Director for the Buffalo Bills, Dr. Leslie J. (Les) Bisson and Team Physician, Dr. Marc S. Fineberg, played critical roles in saving #3 Damar Hamlin’s life when the Bills’ Safety collapsed on the field during the January 2, 2023, game against the Cincinnati Bengals. During this highly engaging webinar, Drs. Bisson and Fineberg will […]

NEW YORK, NY (June 1, 2023) – At the outset of National CPR and AED Awareness Week, the NFL today announced that it has expanded The Smart Heart Sports Coalition to 26 member organizations. Founded in March 2023 in response to the life-saving emergency care provided to Damar Hamlin, the coalition is advocating for all 50 states to adopt […]

The NFL has expanded a program for minorities and women in sports medicine, aiming to increase diversity among athletic trainers and medical staff across the league in line with similar initiatives for coaches and the front office. The league announced Monday at the spring owners meetings in Minnesota an expansion of the pool to match diverse […]

Joint program with NFL Physicians Society and Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society more than doubles to pair diverse students from 19 medical schools with clubs across the league MINNEAPOLIS (May 22, 2023) – The NFL, together with the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS), today announced the league-wide expansion […]

The Ravens have long known they’ve had one of the NFL’s best team physicians with Dr. Andrew Tucker, and the rest of the league has recognized it too. Last week, Dr. Tucker was awarded the prestigious Jerry ‘Hawk’ Rhea Award honoring him as an outstanding NFL team physician by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society […]

Browns head team physician Dr. James Voos has earned a special award of league-wide recognition for groundbreaking research that could reshape how athletes and doctors treat ACL injuries. Voos, who has been with the Browns since 2014, was given the NFL Physicians Society’s Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence during the NFLPS Scientific Meeting […]

(Indianapolis, IN — March 3, 2023) – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) awarded the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence to Dr. James Voos, Head Team Physician for the Cleveland Browns and NFLPS Board Vice President. His research was presented at the NFLPS Scientific Meeting during the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine in a presentation, […]