Wednesday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch examined the rehabilitation of St. Louis Rams defensive end Chris Long from foot surgery.
- The Detroit News reported on how Detroit Lions players are preaching healthy eating to students, talking to running back Reggie Bush.
- In association with Epix cable network's feature on the integration of the NFL, ClevelandBrowns.com published a photo gallery showing how the Browns helped to bring African-Americans into the NFL.
- KULR-TV in Billings, Mont., showed how one area high school is adopting the tackling method that coach Pete Carroll has popularized with the Seattle Seahawks.
- WBZ-TV in Boston looked at area schools that are using football helmets which don't rate high in the Virginia Tech STAR ratings.
- WNCN-TV in Raleigh, N.C., also looked at schools using low-rated helmets. The same station talked to researchers who say more studies on football helmets are needed.
- WLUC-TV in Negaunee, Mich., reported how Northern Michigan University is combatting drug use in college sports.
- The Chicago Sun-Times reported on how Highland Park student athletes are taking baseline concussion testing.
- The Staten Island Advance wrote about how one high school football player's death has sparked calls for medical officials to be present at every high school practice in the New York borough.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor