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Cleveland Browns latest team to host Moms Football Safety Clinic

Friday's health and safety news from the world of football:

  • Idaho State University reported that Associate Professor and Director of ISU's Center for Sports Concussion Caroline Faure will be featured on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" on Sunday as the episode explores whether devices touted to reduce concussion risks really work.
  • KSTP-TV in St. Paul, Minn., reported on the Youth Sports Concussion Act, a legislative bill that would make it unlawful to sell athletic equipment like mouth guards and padded headbands using any false or misleading claims in regards to the product such as concussions.
  • that the city's council is considering random drug testing for high school athletes.
  • on the concussion concerns for football cheerleaders.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor