D.C. scientists study materials as part of Head Health Challenge III

Monday’s health and safety news from the world of football:

• WRC-TV in Washington looked at the NFL’s work with area scientists and GE to prevent concussions through the Head Health Challenge.

• The New York Post reported on New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s speech to the UN Women for Peace Association in New York on Friday.

• USA Today’s Christine Brennan reported that the NFL is looking draft prospects with a new level of scrutiny after last year’s player conduct issues became news.

• The Record-Journal in Meriden, Connecticut, featured 20 players who participated in the United Way NFL Players Weekend in nearby Wallingford.

• The Sports Blog reported that NFL Foundation 2015 Youth Football Grant applications are due March 20.

• The Colorado Springs Gazette reported on the Air Force football team how it is testing technology to measure hits to the head.

• on what South Carolina using smart mouth guards means for advances in concussion treatment.

• at how the perception of a concussion has changed over the years.

• The Albuquerque Journal reported that an expanded concussion bill in the New Mexico senate has passed another hurdle.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor