NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will have independent neurologists work with teams’ medical staff on concussion issues. The policy will be implemented as soon as details can be worked out. Goodell also urges players to tell medical staffs possible head injuries to their teammates.
Goodell and union director DeMaurice Smith also testified before Congress at hearings on football head injuries. He promised to Congress that the league will make better effort in taking care of players who had head injuries or sequelae of head injuries. That might be one of the causes for his recently urging players in NFL jerseys to tell their teams’ medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion.
Another cause should be a survey conducted by the Associated Press this month. 160 NFL players were surveyed and 30 replied that they have hidden or played down the effects of a concussion. Being told of the findings, the league began to emphasize the importance of players reporting head injuries, no matter how minor they believe they might be.
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