Hamlin's on-field cardiac arrest may have been a fluke incident, but early death, chronic pain and brain damage are common for NFL players.

The NFL omitted concussion cases when it downplayed the effects of head injuries on players based on studies conducted from 1996 through 2001, according to a report by The New York Times. More than ...

Concussion awareness nonprofit The Derek Sheely Foundation today put sports-related brain injury issues in the spotlight with ...

The NFL is challenging innovators to improve the facemask on football helmets to reduce concussions in the game. The league announced on Friday at an innovation summit for the Super Bowl the next ...

A new Madden game mod simulates concussion symptoms like blurred vision and slower reaction times to raise awareness of the ...

Risks for anxiety and depression increased among former college athletes with three or more lifetime concussions, according ...

While concussions in football, soccer and hockey grab the headlines, a jarring fall or untimely hit to the head occur more often than you think. Even if you don’t play a sport, concussions can occur ...

This past season, 44% of in-game concussions resulted from impact to the player’s facemask, up from 29% in 2015, according to data gathered by the NFL. - Brynn Anderson/AP The NFL is challenging ...