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The NFL authorized players to wear Guardian Caps during games to reduce head injuries. Several have worn them, including Tampa Bay's Luke Goedeke, who recently returned after suffering a concussion.

Favre, 54, revealed the diagnosis while testifying before a U.S. House committee about his role in a controversy over millions of dollars of misspent welfare funds in his home state of Mississippi.

Chris and Martha Thomas lost their daughter Ella to suicide 6½ years ago. Now they teach others how to recognize the signs. It’s part of an effort to keep other families from experiencing such an unimaginable loss.

The game can stretch for four hours, which can raise the risk of foodborne illness. Experts say keep foods at the right temperature, avoid cross contamination and be mindful of leaving out perishables.

Dozens of people were treated for hypothermia or frostbite at Saturday's wild-card game between the Chiefs and Miami Dolphins.

Boo Williams says the NFL and its benefits plan have repeatedly mishandled his claims. He needs surgery, medicine and doctors to make the pain in his injured neck subside, but he can't afford any of it.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin took to the podium and declared he's ready to resume his football career some four months after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game.

The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback, who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with CTE. Cross died in 2021.

The on-field cardiac arrest of Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin traumatized some players and underscores the need for more consistent support in a league whose athletes are trained to show no weakness.

Before being flown to Buffalo, N.Y., Hamlin had been treated for nearly a week at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest on the field during Monday Night Football.