Domestic conduct advisors believe in NFL's efforts to reform policies

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

• The Associated Press talked to domestic conduct advisors, who said the NFL is serious about reforming personal conduct policies for players.

• NFL.com reported that vice president of officiating Dean Blandino said a referee's conduct during the final play of Thursday night's game was "not unusual" in this player safety issue.

• In light of injuries to Carson Palmer and Peyton Manning, USA Today wrote about how injuries to the nervous system don't mean an end to an NFL career.

• The Associated Press reported that the NFL has sent information on the Ebola virus to all 32 teams.

• about how high school football in its community is as much an event as it is a sport.

• The Daily Oklahoman reported on how the Oklahoma House is studying the need for more athletic trainers at high school events.

• The Metro West Daily News in Boston reported that the Massachusetts House passed a bill that would require school athletic coaches to be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

• The Rockford Register Star featured the "Knees for Life" project and how it teams doctors and athletes to reduce ACL injuries.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor