- With a rash of injuries running through NFL training camps, some are blaming the epidemic on new league rules that reduce offseason workout programs. However, Business Insider writes that those criticisms are incorrect and unfair.
- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) deals with testing and certification of helmets. But, as the Tri-County Newspapers report, that rating system is not an exact science.
- Free-agent wide receiver Laurent Robinson reportedly will work out for the Indianapolis Colts.
- Ohio.com writes that some Cleveland Browns players are annoyed by the new pads rule but must comply with it.
- WXOW-TV in La Crosse, Wis., reported on a group of student athletes that underwent concussion testing.
- GMnews.com urged parents to have their children baseline tested before playing youth sports.
- Brandon Williams works to defy the odds, according to Panthers.com.