NPR Poll: High school football has support, game needs to be safer

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

• National Public Radio published a poll involving 3,006 participants that found there was an overwhelming number of people who support high school football despite concussion risks.

• Tech website Mashable asked if technology could solve the concussion problem, looking at recent innovations.

• Popular Science wrote about 13 things you should know about concussions.

• The Dallas Morning News wrote about the announcing teams of Fox Sports and how many of its analysts know firsthand about the concussion issues in the NFL.

• A Tulsa World columnist said that concussions remain a serious problem at all levels of football.

• neuropsychologist Michael McCrea, who received a grant as part of the Head Health Challenge 10 days ago.

• at the education involved in Michigan's new concussion law.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor