Thursday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- Dolphins.com featured the earlier this week for the Miami Dolphins, who distributed 500 Thanksgiving meals.
- KSL-TV in Salt Lake City profiled San Diego defensive back Eric Weddle, a former University of Utah player who launched a Chargers-themed jewelry line with proceeds benefiting battered women.
- The Washington Post looked at recent public service announcements made by NFL players to change personal conduct in and out of football.
- New Hampshire Public Radio reported on a study at the University of New Hampshire that uses the FCS football team to find if football without helmets would lead to fewer concussions.
- Newsworks reported on a University of Pennsylvania study that is trying to identify possible keys to the gauging the extent of concussions.
- NorthJersey.com looked at the various football helmet sensors for concussions that have come on the market recently.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor