Thursday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- CBS Sports reported that the Southeastern Conference wants to create the Concussion Safety Protocol Committee.
- NFL.com reported that Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Haloti Ngata was suspended for the final four games of the season after what he admitted was for using Addrerall.
- NJ.com reported that linebacker Mark Herzlich might have become the third New York Giants player this season to return to a game before a concussion was discovered.
- Also, Fox Sports Ohio reported that Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam Jones said he played half of last Sunday's with concussion symptoms.
- USA Today reported that TMZ talked to Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted in the NFL, about his future in the league.
- The Fredericksburg, Virginia, Free Lance-Star published an editorial urging football players to take concussion reporting seriously.
- The Cincinnati Children's Hospital announced it was beginning a study on concussion effects on teen drivers.
- WRGT-TV in Dayton, Ohio, offered a primer for parents on what to look for in youth concussions.
- WFLD-TV in Chicago looked at a vision-based test for concussion screening.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor