Monday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- The Daily Journal reported that St. Louis defensive lineman Michael Sam, who is the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team, is having no issues fitting in with the Rams.
Former first-round pick Chris Long said none of the players care that Sam is gay.
- The Denver Post reported that Denver Broncos defensive back Rahim Moore came to the bedside of a man suffering from compartment syndrome only 33 minutes after the player was asked.
- The Denver Broncos offical website reported that Derek Wolfe, founder of the Wolfe Pack Foundation, hosted a summer kick-off party to raise money for underprivileged youth.
- The Houston Texans official website reported that the Texans celebrated Father's Day with First Down Dads.
- WICU-TV featured former NFL player Cliff Crosby, who is doing public service announcements urging Erie, Penn., area kids to stop teen violence.
- WDBJ-TV reported on former NFL player Shannon Taylor and his Next Level Football Camp.
- The San Angelo Standard-Times wrote about a neck-strengthening device that aims to prevent concussions.
- KOB-TV looked at an Albuquerque, New Mexico, company, VisionQuest Biomedical, which is developing an app for diagnosing a concussion.
- The State-Journal wrote about West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck's involvement in President Barack Obama's concussion summit.
- The Orlando Sentinel wrote about the long-term effects of concussions among youth athletes.
- Medical Xpress featured a balancing device by San Diego State researchers that could detect the recovery progress of a concussion victim.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
