Two major news organizations released anonymous surveys of about 300 NFL players each responding to their views on the league's player health and safety issues.
- ESPN.com's NFL Nation polled 10 players on each NFL team, with 85 percent saying they would play in a Super Bowl if they had a concussion. They talked to former Baltimore Ravens safety Bernard Pollard, who suffered broken ribs early in last season's Super Bowl and kept playing.
Of the players polled, 60 percent said they thought the NFL was committed to safety.
- In a similar survey, USA Today reported on a poll it conducted with 293 players, with 46 percent saying knee injuries are a bigger worry than concussions.
In another part of the USA Today poll, 53 percent of the players surveyed said the league's rule changes on hits to the head have made the game safer. And 53 percent said the quality of games remained about the same after the rule changes, with 29 percent said it was worse.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
