NFL Names New Co-Chairs of Head,Neck and Spine Committee

DR. HUNT BATJER  of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and DR. RICHARD G. ELLENBOGEN  of the University of Washington School of Medicine have been named the new co-chairs of the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Medical Committee, COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL announced today. Drs. Batjer and Ellenbogen are each the professor and chairman of the department of neurological surgery at [read more...]

The official Survival Guide for the NFL offseason

Super Bowl XLIV is in the books.  The last drops of Gatorade have been devoured.  The last few strips of confetti have been swept away.  And if you’re like me, you’re already longing for the sound of helmets cracking, first down measurements and touchdown dances.  But in the immortal words of Thomas Haynes Bayly, “absence makes the heart grow fonder.” Even [read more...]

NFL ANNOUNCES LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATED TO CONCUSSION PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

The NFL announced today additional important developments in its ongoing work related to player health and safety in the area of concussions. The NFL has confirmed its partnership with the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy to research the long-term effects of head trauma in athletes. The league through the NFL Alumni Association is encouraging current and former [read more...]

The death of the white running back

A certain article has sparked my interest lately in gathering some information on some of the top running backs (all white) who have been looked over or passed by for various reasons, but all mysteriously linking back to their skin color.This will no doubt be a controversial piece, but the point here is not to say that racism is alive [read more...]

Be Careful What You Say – It Just May Get You Fired!

We all know that the Internet over the years has become a place where many people have said things that have gotten them in trouble. From pro athletes that post comments that land them in hot water (aka Larry Johnson now of the Bengals) to players that put up comments that rile up opposing teams before a big game. The [read more...]

Despite it All – Still in Mangini’s Corner

In a recent interview Jamal Lewis made it plain and clear that Eric Mangini works this Browns team too hard during the week for them to excel on Sunday’s. His view is that players’ work comes in the offseason where they prepare their bodies for the grueling 16wks of the NFL season. The season is not the time [read more...]

The Browns Have Plenty to Do in the Bye Week

Despite the distraction created by the firing of GM George Kokinis, the Browns have major work to do during the bye week to prepare themselves for the last eight games of the year. If Mangini is smart, these are the Top 5 things his team should be doing to turn this season around : 1 – Address the Quarterback Situation. [read more...]

Former Browns GM Phil Savage Has a Point

I hate to admit it, but Phil Savage does have a point. “We left two quarterbacks (Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn) behind that both seem ruined right now.” Although we can’t blame this abysmal season on the quarterback situation entirely, it is a huge culprit. What should have been a team strength has morphed into a liability. [read more...]

Rush Limbaugh: Justice For All

This post was created by a very close family friend who wrote this regarding her concern for the treatment of Rush Limbaugh during his recent attempt to become a partial owner of the St. Louis Rams: Regardless if you agree with his conservative point of view; the recent treatment of Rush Limbaugh by Dave Checketts, the National Football League, Al [read more...]

Forget Sunday; Browns Need to Look Ahead

The 27-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday didn’t signify the end of the world. Actually, despite the team’s struggles and Derek Anderson’s mediocre performance, this team took some important steps forward. It is hard to find the rainbow in the midst of such stomach churning losses, but as this team edges to the bye week, they are [read more...]

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