Tuesday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- The Associated Press reported that the NFL Competition Committee is considering at the Annual Meeting a proposal to give more power to its medical observers, including the leeway to stop a game and order an unstable player off the field.
- Penn Live reported that as late as 2011 there was still a negative concussion culture in the NFL. In an interview with former Pittsburgh cornerback Bryant McFadden said that the Steelers had a "prom date rule" – you didn't want to be escorted off the field because of an injury with a medical official holding you up.
- San Francisco 49ers owner Dr. John York talked with the Sacramento Bee about how he believes pro football is getting safer.
- The Associated Press reported the NFL has hired B. Todd Jones, the recently resigned director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to oversee player discipline.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
