Tuesday's health and safety news from the world of sports:
» The Tennessean reported that with the state's new concussion law going in effect, the state is pushing to hire more qualified athletic trainers.
» The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Pennsylvania is awarding grants for concussion awareness ideas.
» Indianapolis Colts wide receiver LaVon Brazill promised to no more off-the-field missteps Monday as he said he would rather have an NFL career over drugs, according to The Associated Press. He said he was suspended four games because he failed a drug test for marijuana.
» The Battalion, Texas A&M's student newspaper, wrote about former Aggie Ryan Swope's retirement from the NFL because of his fifth concussion.
» KTSM-TV reported that El Paso is hosting the Concussion Symposium of West Texas this weekend.
» A writer from the Daily Iowan conveyed a story about what it was like to recover from a serious concussion.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
