The Heads Up Football program, the low-blocks controversy, player safety fines and a concussion-law lobbying effort were among the topics that NFL representatives discussed with a group of media members Wednesday at league headquarters in New York.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, competition committee chairman Rich McKay, NFL senior vice president of health and safety Jeff Miller and San Francisco 49ers co-chairman Dr. John York talked about where the league stands on safety issues, with the annual player health report to be released next week.
Alex Marvez of Fox Sports reported that they discussed these subjects:
- The Heads Up Football program has grown far quicker than NFL officials thought it would.
- Low blocks, which this season have knocked out Dustin Keller of the Miami Dolphins and Ian Williams of the San Francisco 49ers, don't look to be going away.
- And the league plans to begin to lobby for a Mississippi concussion law in January. Mississippi is the only state that doesn't have a concussion law that complies with the Lystadt Law standards.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
