To start…a powerful piece from Jonathan P. Baird of the Concord Monitor about NFL apathy and the devastating aftermath of concussions at all playing levels:
Jonathan P. Baird: As the NFL’s problems grow, conscience is sidelined https://t.co/LtiGTOSKMF via @conmonitornews…… #POWERFUL
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) October 30, 2016
NFL concussion litigation:
Brain Injury Association of America Files Petition for
Cert with Supreme Court in NFL Case https://t.co/vbtH05BcBr via @PRWeb
— Sheilla
Dingus (@SheillaDingus) O
ctober 28, 2016
Press release on Brain Injury Association of America’s
amicus filing in the NFL concussion settlement case: https://t.co/07a4GdswHB
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; Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) Oc
tober 29, 2016
Two more amici briefs–by Public Citizen, Inc. and a group
of former players–will be filed with #SCOTUS on
Monday in NFL concussion case.
— Daniel Wallach
(@WALLACHLEGAL) Oc
tober 29, 2016
Amicus brief filed by Brain Injury Assoc. of America @SCOTUS raises a host of
problems w/ NFL concussion settlement: pic.twitter.com/VxFU2eWOzT
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ash; Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) Oc
tober 29, 2016
Amicus Brief: 89% of class members will receive no
compensation under NFL concussion settlement pic.twitter.com/jJhYMwlql1
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ash; Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) Oc
tober 30, 2016
Amicus Brief: NFL concussion settlement “reveals a
systematic strategy to exclude most from participation” pic.twitter.com/F4yKaSavF1
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ash; Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) Oc
tober 30, 2016
Progress in the NHL?
Professional Hockey Steps Up Concussion Prevention Efforts
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; Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) O
ctober 29, 2016
New Technologies for Diagnosis?
This blood test could save football https://t.co/PNfDZZyYp2
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; Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) O
ctober 29, 2016
Big Data Could Change How Fast the NFL Diagnoses
Concussions by @tonyajoriley https://t.co/maW2ZM8Llu via @inversedotcom
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h; Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) O
ctober 29, 2016
Player Safety:
My article on safety at the high school level with shout out to my own alma mater, Dobyns Bennett in Kingsport, TN!
Safety in High School Athletics: Kingsport, Tri-Cities TN
a Model https://t.co/byw8dVIqJb
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; Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) O
ctober 30, 2016
And, in case you missed it the first time around, my interview with Matt Chatham and his thoughts on how he believes the NFLPA may have inadvertently dropped the ball:
How the NFLPA may have fumbled player safety w/ thoughts
from @chatham58 (new
site link)https://t.co/ftOR2lJaqy
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; Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) O
ctober 25, 2016
And a couple more takes….
Roger Goodell’s Letter Of ‘Commitment To Player
Health And Safety’ Couldn’t Be More Phony https://t.co/ikQwp4TeDC via @MattDolloff
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Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) S
eptember 14, 2016
Greg Olsen on NFL’s player safety: “You can’t talk out of
both sides of your mouth” https://t.co/jb0WNaGOgs via @ProFootballTalk
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mdash; Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) S
eptember 13, 2016