Tuesday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund announced that Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders will help the efforts for awareness of Pseudobulbar Affect, a little-known neurological condition caused by brain injury that is affecting a of third of former pro players.
- USA Today High School Sports interviewed Roman Oben, who on Tuesday was named the NFL's director of youth football.
- USA Today Sports featured two former NFL players, Deuce Lutui and Aaron Francisco, and the efforts to create the National Rugby Football League.
- ESPN-W published a column that said recent events show the NFL's new personal-conduct policy is working.
- KSDK-TV in Pittsburgh reported that the NFL's PSA partnership with "No More" received praise in Western Pennsylvania.
- ESPN reported that the Pro Bowl will feature experiments of smaller goalposts and long PATs, which were tried during the first two weeks of the preseason.
- Football.com reported on a study published in the Journal of American Medical Association that said football lifestyle could be more harmful to players' brains than concussions.
- The Daily Lobo at the University of New Mexico reported that the school's concussion research team is seeking more funds.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
