Pass rushers like DeMarcus Ware find new techniques by using MMA

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

• The Associated Press reported that NFL pass rushers like Denver's DeMarcus Ware are turning to mixed martial arts for training techniques.

• The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel featured a local inventor/physician John Whitcomb, who is trying to build a better football helmet with air bubbles to protect the brain.

• The Today Show featured some of the best military reunions on video this year, including one during a Tampa Bay Buccaneers home game last month.

• The Associated Press featured former NFL tight end Ben Utecht, who is expressing himself through music after multiple concussion ended his career.

• The Northwest (Illinois) Herald asked if concussion management has progressed far enough for high school football teams.

• The El Dorado Springs (Missouri) Sun reported that the Missouri State High School Athletic Association saw a rise in the number of reported concussions this year, a statistic that was expected because of more concussion protocols in place.

• The Fredericksburg News-Post published an editorial that urged Maryland lawmakers to reconsider legislation that would require state high schools to use impact-sensor helmets.

• KELO-AM in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, looked at a local concussion study on youth football that has gained national traction.

• Capital Public Radio in Sacramento, California, looked at the state's new law that will limit practices for middle school and high school football teams.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor