With the 2019 season in full swing, the NFL is continuing its work to provide clubs with educational materials that aim to enhance player health and safety. Earlier this year, the NFL shared resources on treating exertional heat stroke and minimizing soft tissue injury during training camp. Now, in partnership with Dr. Jonathan Drezner, Team Physician for the […]
When athletes prepare to take the field for the season, it’s important that medical personnel, coaches and staff are getting ready, too. As always, player health and safety is the #1 priority heading into any game, and those on the sidelines are prepared to step up if needed. For the NFL, the 60-Minute Medical Meeting […]
CPR on the field and an ambulance taking a player to the hospital. Monday night in Cincinnati represented the worst-case scenario. ‘This was unprecedented. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before,’ Las Vegas Raiders Chief Medical Officer Dr. Navdeep Singh said. Singh and his team’s preparation for emergency response during games have no offseason. All […]
The National Football League goes to great lengths to prepare and react to the very situation that occurred Monday night in Cincinnati with Buffalo Bills safety and McKees Rocks native Damar Hamlin, conducting a meeting before every game with the medical and training staff from each team in addition to emergency medical personnel on site […]
The life-threatening situation that played out at Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium on Monday night involving Bills safety Damar Hamlin is an event no one will soon forget. But if any solace can be taken from the tense scene that unfolded, because of the painstaking efforts and planning of the NFL, every league stadium is equipped with […]
The NFL unveiled a new feature providing a look at the comprehensive operation happening behind-the-scenes on game day to provide players with the best possible medical care. At each NFL game, there is a team of more than 30 medical professionals working to ensure the health and safety of the athletes. Watch the feature: Delivering World-Class Game […]
Position: [Kelsey Henderson is a] Fourth-year student at Meharry Medical College who recently completed a month-long clinical rotation with the Tennessee Titans medical staff through the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative…. Q: What were some of the things you did and/or learned during the month-long rotation? A: I spent time with the team-affiliated […]
As part of the NFL’s diversity initiatives, they have recruited some of the best and brightest from medical programs at historically black colleges and universities across the country to trail the training of medical staffs on the league. It is an area in dire need of new blood…”The Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline, the program […]
Concussions among NFL players mandated to wear Guardian Cap equipment dropped by more than 50% this summer compared to the previous three-year average, according to data released Wednesday. For the first time, the league required offensive linemen, defensive linemen, tight ends and linebackers to wear Guardian Caps during practice between the start of training camp […]
As the National Football League begins another exciting season, players are once again relying on their club medical staffs to provide medical care and advice to stay healthy throughout the season. But this year, in additional to their clinical care, these club physicians and athletic trainers are also helping train medical students from Historically Black […]