Report: 19 percent of NFL coaches have experience playing in league

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

• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette looked at why NFL head coaches rarely are former players.

• AL.com reported that freshman redshirting has diminished in college football with so many players leaving early for the NFL. Injuries are one of the few legitimate reasons left for using the practice.

• BuffaloBills.com reported that Bills linebacker Brandon Spikes will donate tickets to Western New York kids he can relate to.

• Numerous media outlets reported that Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Marqise Lee drew the NFL's first abusive language penalty -- part of the league's emphasis on respect among players on the field.

• USA Today published an editorial that said the NCAA has yet to do enough to address concussions.

• The Des Moines Register featured the University of Northern Iowa coaching staff, which is comprised of 45 percent former NFL players.

• An editorial said this is the right season to talk about concussions.

• at the wave of research ongoing in dealing with football concussions.

• The Northwest Times of Indiana looked at the concussion training that Illinois coaches face after the passage of a new state law.

• WFLA-TV in Tampa, Fla., reported on area trainers' efforts to cut down on concussions.

• WMAZ-TV in Atlanta reported how Gwinnett County (Ga.) are battling concussions with the help of The Concussion Institute at the Gwinnett Medical Center.

• at concussion care for high school football players.

• The Paper 24-7 reported that 12 schools in the Indianapolis area received equipment grants from the Colts organization.

• The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced it has created a website for concussion education and tracking.

• The News-Herald of Southgate, Mich., looked at the football helmets being used in its community.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor