Monday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino, whose job has been to administer player safety rules as the season begins. He defends the fitness of his referees as well.
- that the NFL continues to struggle with culture change as some offensive players said they would rather be hit in the head rather than the knees and endangering their careers.
- at the NFL's return-to-play protocols entering Week 1 of the NFL season.
- at how Camas High School is testing Riddell's new concussion-detecting helmets.
- an editorial on the importance of schools hiring athletic trainers for football.
- on how concussion risk for student-athletes have driven new initiatives in Ohio.
- on how TGen and the Arizona State football team are working together on concussion research for the second consecutive year.
- at how area youth football programs are battling concussions.
- on a concussion symposium in its city on Saturday.
- on the increase in flag football teams in its city, a spike of more than 20 percent in one league, because of parents' concussion concerns.
- with area orthopedic surgeons in the area who said they are seeing "adult" injuries in high school football players.
- on the impact of new concussion laws in Connecticut.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
