Dr. Joseph Maroon can add a prestigious research award to a résumé that includes 38 years as a neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Maroon was given the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence, it was announced Friday, in recognition of research he presented at the NFL Physicians Society meeting in Indianapolis during the combine. […]
(Indianapolis, IN — March 3, 2022) – Today Timothy McAdams, M.D., Head Team Physician for the San Francisco 49ers was unanimously 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 the opportunity to lead this important organization dedicated […]
(Indianapolis, IN — March 2, 2022) – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers (PFATS) tonight honored Dr. Allen K. Sills, Chief Medical Officer of the NFL, with an award for his remarkable leadership during the COVID pandemic at the NFLPS Annual Scientific Meeting during the NFL Scouting Combine. The special […]
(Indianapolis, IN — March 3, 2022) – The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) applauds James E. Muntz , M.D. of the Houston Texans for being awarded the prestigious Jerry “Hawk” Rhea Award. Dr. Muntz was recognized as an outstanding NFL team physician by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) at the NFLPS Annual Scientific Meeting […]
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame will honor the team’s longtime doctor at its induction banquet this fall. Dr. Patrick McKenzie [former President of the NFLPS] will receive the Bob Harlan Leadership Award, the hall of fame announced Wednesday. McKenzie has been associated with the Packers since the early 1990s. He is an orthopedic […]
The Athletic: Should health and safety concerns impact College Football Playoff expansion? By Nicole Auerbach One of the biggest concerns surrounding College Football Playoff expansion is the toll playing additional postseason games might take on the health of the players. But what if that’s the wrong way to look at it? When the NFL added […]
By Kevin Seifert The NFL’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate provides a “unique opportunity” to model a way out of the ongoing pandemic for the entire country, NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills said Wednesday in an interview with ESPN. “We know we are going to have positive cases this season,” Sills said a day […]
By David Newton Carolina Panthers center Matt Paradis was among about 100 NFL players who arrived for the first padded practice of training camp wearing a large, soft-shelled cover over his helmet that gave him the appearance of a “Star Wars” stormtrooper. “Squishy helmet,” Paradis said with a laugh. The Guardian Cap, officially. Paradis, 31, […]
Dr. Paul Schroeppel, the Kansas City Chiefs’ head orthopedic surgeon, said Monday the team is “doing quite well” among NFL teams with players voluntarily getting vaccinated. The news comes as the Chiefs open their training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, on July 28 with a special event for season ticket holders, with practices open to […]
By Sally Jenkins Tell your glad-handing state and municipal leaders, with their finger-in-the-breeze priorities and vaccine websites that freeze, to take a crash course in organizational competence from the NFL. The league’s 269-game season sprawled across 30 major metropolitan areas, and it nevertheless wound up with a coronavirus positivity rate of just 0.08 percent, against […]