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NFL begins sensitivity training at camps as teams try to curb hazing

Wednesday's health and safety news from the world of football:

  • on the sensitivity training NFL teams are taking during training camp, with the Rams already prepared thanks to the introduction of rookie Michael Sam, the league's first openly gay player.
  • on the culture change in the NFL, noting the league will have "zero tolerance" for homophobic or racial slurs.
  • Ìý´Ú´Ç°ù³¾±ð°ù New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason, who has been working with Microsoft to create products for the disabled. Gleason has been suffering from ALS since 2011.
  • its "Mind Over Matter" page to feature its ongoing concussion coverage.
  • on the Ravens' Military Appreciation Day during Monday's practice at M&T Stadium.
  • the concussion screen apps available for sideline diagnosis.
  • on a Duke researcher, who said preventing concussions is key in contact sports.
  • on a Wake Forest University study that said any contact sports can cause some form of brain damage.
  • on area high schools that are undergoing concussion training.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor

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