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Philadelphia Eagles sold on tech advances to monitor players

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

  • News Medical announced a study published in the Journal of the Congress of the Neurological Surgeons that said any athlete with concussion symptoms should not be allowed to return to play on the same day.
  • ESPNW featured Troy Vincent, the NFL's senior vice president for Player Engagement, and his interaction with a LGBTQ youth at the Hetrick-Martin Institute.
  • WRAL-TV reported that the North Carolina High School Athletic Association will push for more concussion education among its football coaches.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor