Thursday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- Former Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown that he thinks training camp fights are beneficial after the Dallas Cowboys and Raiders had multiple fights during a scrimmage earlier this week.
- Arizona State offensive lineman Chip Sarafin on Wednesday became the first active NCAA Division I football player to publicly announce that he is gay, . St. Louis Rams rookie Michael Sam came out to his University of Missouri teammates prior to last season, but he did not make a public announcement until he was training for the .
- that the East Palestine High School football team will wear custom-molded mouthguards.
- on how Western University used its second concussion awareness and fundraising event to announce a new partnership aimed at reducing the blow concussions have on sports in the country.
- on how football coaches in the area continue to stress concussion awareness.
- on how the city's high school football team is participating in concussion research.
- an editorial about how concussion training around football is critical.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
