Friday's health and safety news from the world of sports:
- The Washington Post reported that the NFL is satisfied with the condition of FedEx Field for the Washington Redskins. The field was blamed for a number of injuries last season.
- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported a downturn in high school football participation in the area this year.
- The Oregon Daily Emerald examined how the NCAA's new targeting rule will change college football.
- The public service announcements by Big Ten coaches have begun to air in the Midwest, BigTen.org reported.
- KUSA-TV reported how a father and a son are taking members of the Wounded Warriors Project to NFL games throughout the season.
- The Twin Cities Daily Planet reported that a bill to create return-to-play standards is moving through the Minnesota legislature.
- WKYC-TV in Cleveland looked at how area schools are debating the use of the Guardian Cap. Like Colorado, Ohio's athletic governing body told schools to use the protective cap for football helmets at their own risk.
- YNN reported how Pop Warner football coaches are teaching the Heads Up Football program in Central New York.
- The San Francisco Chronicle looked at how concussions can impact teens' developing brains.
- The Daily Aztec looked at new software being developed at San Diego State to detect concussions.
- A BBC News report called concussions "a hidden epidemic."
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor