Dallas Cowboys try to keep quiet, but lead way in player technology

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

• The Dallas Morning News examined how microchips are the next big thing in sports technology, a field where the Dallas Cowboys are leading the way, despite seeking anonymity over its relationship with Catapult. The News talked to Gary McCoy, Catapult's 49-year-old senior applied sports scientist.

• However, NFL.com reported that the Philadelphia cornerback Cary Williams said coach Chip Kelly, who ushered in much of the practice technology, is overworking the Eagles players.

• The Associated Press reported that the return of Denver Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker brings renewed questions about concussions in the NFL.

• Dolphins.com reported that the Miami Dolphins and the AARP Foundation packed and delivered one million meals for the elderly.

• Jaguars.com wrote about how the Joshua Frase Foundation benefits from the Jacksonville Jaguars' 50/50 raffle.

• The Denver Post reported that Team Super Bowlen raised nearly $70,000 for Alzheimer's research.

• The Sporting News said the NCAA needs a uniform policy for reporting football injuries.

• The Cleveland Clinic announced a study the University of Rochester has found that football players might suffer long-term brain changes even in the absence of concussion.

• that the Veterans Administration has created an app for managing concussions.

• WTXF-TV in Philadelphia featured a headband device being tested in Santa Barbara, Calif., that alerts coaches to a possible concussion.

• KXRM-TV looked at how high school athletic trainers have been preparing for concussions preparedness prior to this football season.

• The Arizona Republic reported that Phoenix-area high schools are seeking qualified athletic trainers.

• The Riverside Press-Enterprise talked to California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod about the CIF's limits on full-contact football practices.

• WLWT-TV in Cincinnati interviewed a sports medicine specialist, who said the majority of youth sports concussions happen during the fall.

• The University of Miami Concussion Management program made a music video sung by teens urging their peers to let their heads heal after a concussion.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor