Monday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- U-T San Diego featured former San Diego Chargers lineman Tony Savage, who battled breast cancer.
- KCRA-TV in Sacramento profiledSan Francisco 49ers photographer Kym Fortino, who has spent the past year battling breast cancer with the support of the team.
- Fox Sports reported that the NFL already has fined players $21 million this season for, among other things, player safety violations.
- WTSP-TV in Tampa, Florida, featuredTampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson, who recently threw a baby shower for expectant military moms.
- KCNC-TV in Denver reported that the Denver Broncos have pledged $150,000 to a planned family justice center in the Colorado city.
- The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that Pittsburgh Steeler cornerback William Gay has endorsed an app that is designed to connect potential victims of domestic violence to an emergency hotline.
- The Associated Press reported that New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz is convinced he will return from the patella tendon tear that ended his season two weeks ago.
- The New York Daily News' "Running Doc" discussed the issues an athlete like Cruz faces with the torn tendon.
- KOLO-TV in Reno, Nevada, looked at Riddell's newest helmet technology.
- A columnist for the Toronto Star looked at concussion studies by Canadian researchers, who need more brains for former pro football players to be donated for science.
- Medical Daily published a guide to understanding traumatic brain injuries.
- The Albany (Georgia) Herald featured the concussion research at the University of Georgia.
- The Great Falls (Montana) Tribune reported on how football concussion protocols change as science evolves.
- The Kansas City Star examined the issue of return-to-play protocols for high school football.
- The Sentinel in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, reported on how area school districts are considering drug testing for high school athletes.
- The Toronto Star looked at how wearable computing devices are influencing sports.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
