Denver Broncos present $10,000 NFL Play 60 grant to area school

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

• DenverBroncos.com reported how the Denver Broncos' David Bruton and Chris Harris Jr. helped to award a $10,000 grant to a Denver-area school.

• The Boston Globe wrote about two Boston-area researchers who received grants from the National Institutes of Health on Monday.

• WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio, featured the recipient of one of the NIH grants and how she will use the money to develop an app to help monitor concussions.

• The Seattle PI reported that Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson signed an endorsement deal with Alaska Airlines, making him the company's "chief football officer."

• Dwight Collins of the Ocala (Fla.) Star Banner wrote that a certain amount of responsibility in the concussion issue lies with the common sense of athletes.

• The Durango (Colo.) Herald wrote how area high schools are keeping track of their athletes before and after concussions.

• The Newark Star-Ledger reported that the Lacey Township school district in New Jersey passed random drug testing.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor