Wednesday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- Former NFL running back Merril Hoge said Tuesday during a speaking engagement at the University of Charleston (W.Va.) that football is targeted for brain injuries, according to the Charleston Daily Mail, despite the frequency of head injuries in other sports.
- USA Football reported on a Tulane University group that is researching the best ways to deliver concussion education, talking to the school's Dr. Gregory W. Stewart.
- IMG Academy published a press release that announced its NFL Combine/Draft Training program will work with more than two dozen NFL prospects.
- KEYE-TV in Austin, Texas, talked about concussions with former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Robert Jones, whose two oldest sons are college wide receivers.
- The Indianapolis Star examined the new state bill that would require concussion-awareness training for coaches.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor