Friday's health and safety news from the world of sports:
Staph infections continue to be a problem at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers training facility. On Friday, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport cited sources who said that cornerback Johnthan Banks was the third Tampa Bay player to be diagnosed with MRSA.
- On Thursday, the Tampa Tribune reported that Buccaneers offensive lineman Carl Nicks had a reoccurrence of the staph infection that sidelined him for more than a month. Kicker Lawrence Tynes also contracted the infection and is out for the season while he tries to recover.
- Dolphins.com wrote about the nutritional changes in the training table for the Miami Dolphins.
- Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Aaron Smith was involved in Pittsburgh's Leukemia Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk for the fifth straight year, Steelers.com reported.
- The NFL said it wouldn't stop Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall from wearing green cleats Thursday night, which he did to honor mental health awareness week, the Chicago Tribune reported. He might still be fined for a uniform violation, but Marshall said he anticipated the fine and would match it for mental health charities.
- The Star Tribune reported that University of Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill will take a leave of absence after suffering his fifth epileptic seizure on gameday in three years.
- NOLA.com looked at hamstring injuries and why they affect football players so often.
- The Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot in California showed how area schools are using the ImPACT test to treat concussions.
- The Connecticut Post published an Op-Ed that said there are encouraging signs in the fight against concussions.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
