Tuesday’s health and safety news from the world of football:
- Fox Sports San Diego looked at how many of the NFL’s top prospects are prepping in this city for the NFL Scouting Combine, focusing on former San Diego State wide receiver Ezell Ruffin at EXOS San Diego at SKLZ Headquarters in Carlsbad.
- The Associated Press reported that the Federal Judge presiding over the concussion lawsuit by 5,000 former players said she wants tweaks in the proposed settlement with the NFL to benefit more players before she approves it.
- In a rare type of surgery for football, Seattle coach Pete Carroll told KING-TV that Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left elbow.
- A Seattle Times editorial praisedSeattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen for his work off the field as creator of the Allen Institute for brain studies.
- XETV-TV in San Diego reported that the founder of the group “Break the Silence of Domestic Violence” praised the NFL-sponsored PSA by NoMore.org that appeared during the Super Bowl. WRKC-TV in Cincinnati also said leaders of “Women Helping Women” were impressed by the ad.
- WSAZ-TV in Charleston, West Virginia, looked at how area schools are replacing outdated helmet.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor