Joe Pisarcik, NFL alumni group forge health-care agreement

Thursday's health and safety news from the world of sports:

• The NFL Alumni Association announced its members will have access to deeply discounted health care, products and services after reaching an agreement with health-care provider Maximized Living.

• The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review profiled former NFL star LaVar Arrington, who has been working with his old high school in introducing practice equipment from his Xtreme Procision company.

• Riddell and TGen announced they have partnered with the Arizona State football team for a genetic study of concussion detection and research.

• A Forbes column speculated if the concussion lawsuit against the NCAA will be the next one to be settled.

• at how its community football teams are using the ImPACT program.

• The Lubbock Independent School District's sports medicine director told EverythingLubbock.com that the district is prepared for concussions.

• KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City looked at the controversy over the Guardian Cap in Draper, Utah.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor