Columnist: Larry Fitzgerald caught between eras for head injuries

Published: Dec 23, 2013 at 03:38 AM

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

Prior to Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks, The Arizona Republic's Dan Bickley wrote that Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald's concussion symbolizes the struggle between old school and new school in the NFL.

The San Jose Mercury News' Mark Purdy wrote about the memoir by former Denver Broncos tight end Nate Jackson.

An op-ed in the Murfreesboro Daily News Journal said concussions are a problem in more than just the NFL.

The Almagest reported on a study presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Orlando that said children with brain injuries are nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression.

The Asbury Park Press reported that Manasquan (N.J.) school district reinstated random drug testing.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor

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