Mike Utley Discusses football career and closed head injuries. Where NFL Alumni tell their stories.
Mike Utley – There is only one injury that will change who you are and that is a closed head injury.
Monday, December 17, 2018 -
Mother's Against Concussions Launches
- FOOTBALL STARS AGREE
- Youth Tackle Football Program Cancels 2018 Season
- Retired NHLer Battles Concussions
- Why college football player’s death should terrify parents
- Brain Injuries to Domestic Violence
- Survive and Advance: Special Edition Guest Nick Boynton Former NHL Player Discusses NHL Treatment of Concussions
- NFL legend Brett Favre would rather be remembered for ENDING youth tackle football than his Hall of Fame career if it means saving kids from the head traumas he endured for decades
- Rugby: Concussions back in the limelight
- NCAA Settles Lawsuit Over Death of Football Player From CTE
- 7 Symptoms Of A Concussion You Might Not Know To Look Out For
- Dwight Clark, San Francisco 49ers receiver who made ‘The Catch,’ dies at 61
- Jamal Lewis’ story about a 2009 concussion – and suicidal thoughts – is frightening
- Youth Football in the AGE of CTE
- Father sues football helmet makers over son’s CTE-related death
- What If The NFL Were Regulated By OSHA?
- 8 Common Misconceptions About Concussions
- Profar in concussion protocol after hard slide
- “Concussions Crush Careers”: Three heartbreaking stories of careers lost to the brain injury
- Even milder concussions double dementia risk, UCSF study…
- This Mother’s Day, know the symptoms of concussion
- The Tragic Diagnosis They Already Knew: Their Brother Died With C.T.E.
- Domestic abuse is the new realm of concussion studies
- No, My Son Won’t Be Playing Football, and Here’s Why
- Concussions now a big part of retirement decisions
- Second concussion in quick succession interrupts brain’s ability to repair damage, finds study
- Even mild concussions can increase dementia risks, study finds
- It’s Time For Action
- Retired NFL star Leonard Marshall favors tackle football ban for kids
- HS Football Player Debilitated by Head Injury Awarded $7.1M in Settlement Over Negligence Lawsuit
- Concussions and conscience: Ex-Montana State, NFL star Corey Widmer rejects Hall induction to send message to moms
- Johnsburg grad Fiedorowicz retires from NFL after suffering 3 concussions last season
- Nearly half of Patriots on first 3 Super Bowl-winning teams report brain injuries
- Hayley Wickenheiser to donate brain to concussion research
- Former NFL star Mark Gastineau, 61, breaks down in tears on radio and says football destroyed his life as he now battles Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s linked to hard tackles
- America’s Most Dangerous Football Is in the Pee-Wee Leagues, Not the NFL
- Concussion lawsuit: Football coach called injured kids ‘sissies’ — pushed them to play
- Football’s Brain Injury Crisis Lands in Family Court
- Concussions are serious, but would you let one ruin your Olympic dream?
- NFL great Harry Carson’s grandson wants to play football. Carson won’t let him.
- Brain injury in sports ‘the civil rights issue of our time,’ top researcher says
- FORMER NFL PLAYER SAYS HE SUFFERED THOUSANDS OF CONCUSSIONS DURING CAREER
- Consumer Reports warns parents not to take concussions lightly
- Favre Speaks Out On Concussions In New Documentary
- Brother of late football player who suffered from CTE pushes for changes to concussion training
- California Court Of Appeal Gives Former 49ers NFL Player George Visger Pivotal “Win” Against Travelers Insurance
- WPIAL football star turns down scholarship offers, citing concussion concerns
- Major League Baseball and the concussion problem
- Total NFL concussions diagnosed reached 271 in 2015
- As Congress Probes Concussions, NFL Launches Campaign Cash Blitz
- Concussions go well beyond the NFL
- Penguins radio analyst Phil Bourque feeling the effects of his many concussions
- Judge Approves Settlement in Head Injuries Suit Against N.C.A.A.
- C.T.E. Is Found in an Ex-Giant Tyler Sash, Who Died at 27
- Concussions force RedBlacks’ Matt Carter to retire
- Concussion Film Reveals Dire Need to Learn More About Traumatic Brain Injuries and Treatments That Work to Heal
- 7-year NFL veteran Domonique Foxworth saw ‘Concussion’ and it made him question everything
- Brain of dead football player, 25, showed CTE damage after 10 concussions
- Mike Ditka: Have Kids Play Golf Instead Of Football
- What I learned from Concussion – NFL
- ‘It’s been devastating’: former NFL players count the cost of concussion – George Visger
- Concussion Expert: Over 90% of NFL Players Have Brain Disease | TIME – Omalu
- Odell Beckham Jr. loses cool on ugly hit to Josh Norman’s head
- Pascrell Calls on ESPN to Combat Concussion Stigma and Admonish Analyst Comments
- Why Is The NFL’s Most Infamous Quack Still Involved In Its Concussion Program?
- New report finds surprising brain damage in younger school athletes
- MHSAA reveals 2% of 100,000 high school athletes had concussions in fall
- Did League of Denial Get It Right?
- Steve Montador’s family sues NHL over concussions player suffered
- Federal Judge Severs Claims Against Riddell in NFL Concussion Litigation
- Jaguars WR Allen Hurns out with concussion
- ‘Concussion’ sheds light on sobering NFL story – Ben Utecht
- Jon Cornish retiring at 31 should be another CFL concussion wake-up call
- Former NFL Player Howie Long Reveals He’s Experienced ‘Some Head Trauma’ Shortly After Frank Gifford CTE Claims
- Youth soccer players won’t be allowed headers, to prevent concussions
- Handling of Case Keenum’s Concussion Raises Questions
- Lawyers: NFL concussion deal excludes central brain injury
- Minnesota doctors call for removal of football from public schools
- CONCERN OVER CONCUSSIONS: Heart of mom who lost son goes out to Nava family
- How to Prevent Concussions
- It may already be too late for some players – John O’Neill
- Football and the Brain
- Rashean Mathis’ season over due to brain injury; future uncertain
- The hidden dangers of concussions: Many suffering are unaware
- High School Athletes Keep Dying From Concussions — So Why Do We Keep Letting Them Play? – MTV
- NFL rookie on career-ending concussion: ‘I thought I was seeing the white gates’
- ‘Concussion’: Bennet Omalu on NFL Reaction
- Chris Borland’s New Life As Football’s ‘Most Dangerous Man’
- Kansas high school senior brain dead after football game collapse
- Obituary: At 63, struggle with dementia ends for ex-Viking Fred McNeill
- 9-Year-Old Youth Football Player Dies After Collapsing During Practice
- It may already be too late for some players – John O’Neill
- BRAIN HEALTH
- The impact of concussions in soccer
- Kids and Concussions
- George McCaskey: NFL concussion issues require culture change
- What a Concussion Really Feels Like for an NFL Player – Thomas Jones
- Mike Utley – There is only one injury that will change who you are and that is a closed head injury.
- “Concussion” Movie Generates Buzz, Raises Awareness
- NFL on the alert for concussions, but system fails Browns’ Josh McCown – Browns – Ohio
- Illinois HS football player dies following game
- Cheerleading: A Major Cause of Brain Injuries
- Football Physics: The Forces Behind Those Big Hits
- Alto football player passes away after collapse at game
- Adrian Robinson Jr., NFL Ex-Player Who Killed Himself, Had Brain Injury
- This Is The Horrifying Way People Talked About Concussions In 1988
- Concussion Pathologist Played by Will Smith Tells His Story
- Are American parents too afraid of concussions?
- The Long-Term Effects of Concussions on NFL Players
- A ‘real lucky’ former NFL player irked by progress on concussions and injuries – LA Times
- The Death of Evan Murray
- Bill Cowher commentary: Parents, coaches, trainers must shield kids from concussions
- NFL NEWS: New England Patriots Guard Dan Connolly Retires, Citing Concussion Concerns
- Kalamazoo College – Thomas Wise – Concussion Research
- Effective Concussion Treatment Remains Frustratingly Elusive, Despite a Booming Industry – The New York Times
- No, FIFA and Jill Ellis, Team Doctors Are Not Neutral Arbiters of Concussions
- Assessing concussions at the World Cup – Soccer
- Why I’m Saying No To Football for My Son
- New Study Finds Permanent Brain Damage Due to Concussion | The National Law Review
- My fallen star | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Ex-Chief and HOF guard Shields hopes early retirements raise concussion awareness | FOX Sports
- Concussions drive movement to curb headers in youth soccer
- End Zone: NFL vets living the life of pain
- 10 Myths About Traumatic Brain Injury | Task & Purpose
- Concussions in the NFL: Are players beginning to value their brains more than the game?
- Former players file $200M lawsuit against CFL
- Anthony Davis Retires from NFL at Age 25: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
- Concussions more prevalent in girls’ soccer than football
- Rugby: World eye on concussion – Sport
- Charles Barkley Rips NFL For Its ‘Serious Issue With Concussions’
- CTE “warning signs” existed before former Broncos RB Rob Lytle’s death in 2010
- Is the NFL’s Big Bet on Making Football Safer Working?
- Concussions Are At The Heart Of A New Lawsuit Against The NHL
- NFL officials have been criticized for ignoring brain injuries. But they’re not the only guilty ones. – The Washington Post
- Football Concussions: Head Injuries Not Confined To NFL; Youth, High School, College Players At Risk
- Young athletes lament careers cut short by sports’ concussions
- Joe Namath Says He Wouldn’t Play Football Again Over Concussion Risk
- Illinois Senate approves bill on student concussions
- Former UConn quarterback pushes for concussion legislation
- A Son of Football Calls His Mother
- Ex-Players Are Ripping Into the NFL Concussion Settlement Because It Excludes a Common Brain Disease
- Rugby Players Get Concussions Too
- Voices: Family has stake in concussion battle
- Heading off concussions in water polo
- Dallas Cowboys great Troy Aikman on Chris Borland, NFL Concussions
- Marin coaches seek to reassure parents amid wide concern over sports concussions
- Concussions among young athletes should be a concern for parents, coaches and lawmakers
- Chris Borland Retires: Players React After 49er Quits, Citing Head-Injury Worries
- Think Concussions Just Happen to Kids Playing Contact Sports? Think Again | Dr. Stacy Suskauer, M.D.
- NHL Needs to Learn from the NFL and Get Serious About Concussions
- Legal Issues Associated With Brain Injuries and Mental Capacity
- NFL concussions: Two more NFL champions pledge their brains to science
- NHL players follow NFL lead on concussions
- Steve Montador donated brain to research after NHL concussions
- What You Don’t Know About Concussions
- Is Football Nearing a Cultural Crossroads as Concussions Grow?
- New Study Of Retired NFL Players’ Brains Shows Why Tackle Football Should Be ‘No Children Allowed’
- Recognizing & recovering from a concussion
- Cheerleaders at risk for concussions too
- Force Impact Technologies lays a hit on concussions in youth sports
- Family Sues Pop Warner Over Suicide of Player Who Had Brain Disease
- We Are All Amoral Football Hypocrites: Brain Injuries, Billionaire Tax Breaks and Our Indefensible Super Bowl Parties
- Concussions end Wright State senior guard’s college career
- Ex-Super Bowl champ Leonard Marshall to teach about concussions
- While NFL concussions are down, parents continue to debate football safety
- Guardians of the Gladiators
- What every parent should know about concussions
- How Long have we Known Football Too Dangerous for Children? – Football and Brain Damage
- High Schools Seek A Safer Path Back From Concussion : Shots – Health News : NPR
- 9 NFL concussion statistics you’ll want to know
- CDC: Number of Sports Related to Head Injuries Has Increased by 60%
- Aidan O’Shea has suffered up to seven concussions in career
- A Dangerous Game
- Concussions: The female factor
- Stanford researchers measure concussion forces in detail
- Educators Need Schooling on Concussions | Voice of San Diego
- State Board Approves New Guidelines on Concussions – Hartford Courant
- Understanding the myths vs. facts when dealing with concussions – ABC2News.com
- Tracking Concussions in Student Athletes | NBC 7 San Diego
- Should You Let Your Child Play Tackle Football? Why This NFL Family is Delaying Their Son From Playing
- Local safety in sports advocate says NFL player’s comments sends wrong message
- New Laws Boost Concussion Treatment
- Football Dangers
- Former NFL tight end Ben Utecht delivers messages through music after concussions ended career | Star Tribune
- Student adjusting to life after concussions
- Do Concussions Lead To Suicide?
- Poll: Wealthy, College-Educated Less Likely to Want Kids to Play Football | Football High | FRONTLINE | PBS
- Is this the end of football?
- Here’s How Sony Plans To Fight The NFL On Its Upcoming Concussion Film
- Research Offers Hope in Finding Concussion Marker
- NFL Sees a Drop in Concussions, But Problems Linger | Concussion Watch | FRONTLINE | PBS
- UPMC’s concussion efforts grow Team hones over treatment system as its reach grows
- It Might Not Take A Concussion To Change A High Schooler’s Brain
- Concussions, by the New Book N.F.L. Teams Now Operate Under a Concussion Management Protocol
- How Memory Care Communities Are Tackling the NFL’s Concussion Crisis
- Had a Concussion? 11 Tips to Get You Through the Holidays
- When ‘Small’ Head Injuries In Young Athletes Are Cause For Big Concern
- Abby Wambach tracks head impacts to spread concussion awareness
- Study Points to ‘Significant,’ Potentially Long-Lasting Brain Damage to Football Players
- Concussion lawsuit filed against Illinois High School Association
- Concussion Culture: How to Protect Young Athletes
- Welcome to the Concussion Industrial Complex
- Schools’ preparedness for kids after concussion can vary | Reuters
- Free concussion screening available for high school athletes – San Antonio Express-News
- Concussions Take Toll on Female High School Athletes
- Former 49er: Get Rid of Helmets to Stop Concussions | FOX40
- Should Your Child Play Football?
- An overview of concussion protocols across professional sports leagues
- Concussion Prevention and Care for Kids
- Sideline Robot Helps Trainers Spot Football Concussions : Shots – Health News : NPR
- Lawyer keen to act for NRL players on NFL-style concussion lawsuits
- Medical marijuana company developing drug to protect NFL players
- Effects Of Concussion One Year Later
- DoD, NCAA Merge Concussion Prevention, Treatment Efforts
- LSU hoping to lead the way in concussion detection | NCAA Football
- NFL to reassess procedures for spotting concussions during games | ProFootballTalk
- Hitting less in football practice: a new mantra for young athletes – LA Times
- November is National Family Caregiver Awareness Month
- Behavior and Personality Changes After TBI
- John Forzani’s brain donated to the Canadian Sports Concussion Project – The Globe and Mail
- NFL Retired Players United :: New Plaintiffs Join Lawsuit Against NFL Players Association
- Low percentage of former players opt out of concussion settlement | ProFootballTalk
- Concussions and Brain Training – “Drinking The Kool Aid” – Brain Centers NW | Brain Centers NW
- Tony Jefferson of Arizona Cardinals couldn’t remember game after concussion – ESPN
- Guidelines for Concussion /mTBI & Persistent Symptoms: Second Edition
- Increased Public Awareness Sparks Surge in Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Unnecessary roughness? Players question NCAA’s record on concussions – CNN.com
- The Concussion Photos the NFL Doesn’t Want You to See – Mic
- NFL: Concussions End QB Kevin Kolb’s Career At Age 30
- Football Injuries Lead to Steady Stream of High School Forfeitures – NYTimes.com
- Laila Ali: I don’t want our son to pursue boxing or football
- A retired pro football player asks Roger Goodell to explain the limited NFL settlement
- Q&A: Should soccer players wear helmets? Top neurosurgeon weighs in on concussion risks | PBS NewsHour
- NFLPA reviewing how Chargers handled Jahleel Addae’s concussion – CBSSports.com
- When to return from a concussion: DeMatha soccer player Nolan Axenfeld struggles with comeback – The Washington Post
- Young Athletes Suffer Undiagnosed Concussions
- Study Finds Many Athletes Are Still Taught Little About Concussions
- Doctors issue warning to parents of athletes
- Concussion Tool: Digitized Mouthpiece Warns Athletes
- Study: CTE may be linked to domestic violence – NY Daily News
- Software Made For The Military Is Being Used By The NFL To Diagnose Brain Injuries
- Concussions require serious attention
- NFLPA president Eric Winston blasts Marvin Lewis for concussion remark – ESPN
- Concussion News – Brain Centers NW | Brain Centers NW
- What To Do If You Get A Concussion
- Injury report: David Amerson to go through concussion protocol – The Washington Post
- RFU announces concussion changes
- Is Football Safe for Children? League of Denial
- Brain Injury Expert Faults NFL Concussion Deal
- After football deaths, parents debate safety of sport
- More Groups Join Project on the Brain
- CDC – Heads Up App – Concussion – Traumatic Brain Injury – Injury Center
- Study shows 76 of 79 of dead football players have brain disease
- Brain Injury Association of America files motion in federal court disputing the terms of NFL settlement: New York Brain Injury Lawyer – New York Brain Injury Attorney
- NFL Legend Joe Namath on Concussions, Social Media: Video
- Jovan Belcher’s brain showed signs of trauma condition CTE, says lawyer
- Bob Costas thinks concussions are causing violent off-field behavior for some NFL players
- Here’s what we know about football, concussions, and the brain
- NFL Concussion Problem: League Faces Repeated Blows From Hollywood
- DoD Worldwide Numbers for TBI
- The NFL’s Concussion Problem Still Has Not Gone Away
- Eddie Lacy ponders his running style in wake of second NFL concussion | AL.com
- 3 in 10 Former NFL Players Will Get Alzheimer’s, Dementia
- An RT Paradigm Shift : Wounded Warriors
- Concussions affecting young athletes possible professional career
- What happened to the NFL’s concussion crisis?
- 3,000 concussions last year take toll on prep sports in Minnesota
- Seau Family Opts Out Of NFL Concussion Settlement
- Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide – Research Reports – Factors affecting caregiver burden after severe traumatic brain injury
- Suing NFL rife with conflicts for several ex-players
- Privit Supports the Proposed Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2014
- Music and the Brain
- Blasting away at concussions
- N.C.A.A. Deal Revamps Head-Injury Care
- Concussions, Fines Declined In NFL During 2013
- Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards
- Dear NFL: Put Your Money Where All the Concussions Are
- Former NFL player with 9 brain operations undergoes therapy in Jupiter
- Zack Lystedt takes the fight against concussions to a national level
- Dr. James Kelly Talks About Second Impact Syndrome
- This Is What Happens to Your Brain When You Get Kicked in the Head
- At Last! NFLPA Sued for Concussions!
- How the NFL’s concussion settlement cuts coverage.
- Doctors Face Ethical Issues In Benching Kids With Concussions : Shots – Health News
- Athletes Should Not Play With Head Injuries, Say Doctors
- Players wrong on key factor in NFL concussion settlement
- The U.S. military’s miracle scanner
- Soccer Concussions
- First comprehensive pediatric concussion guidelines
- Urgent Need To Protect HS Football Players From Brain Injury!
- New Study Reveals Potentially Unnecessary Radiation Exposure After Suspected Sports-Related Injuries
- NCAA, DoD Launch Concussion Study
- Reducing the number of concussions in high school girls’ soccer is a daunting task
- Ohio Return To Play Act
- Concussions – Perfetto
- Former Seahawk Grant Feasel’s family hit hard by football’s trauma
- Poll: Support For High School Football, Despite Concussion Risks : Shots – Health News : NPR
- Concussions in Young Athletes
- Heads Up Online Training Course
- CDC – Concussions
- Concussion Bill
