Thursday's health and safety news from the world of football:
* NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that Seattle Seahawks safety Brandon Browner has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
- DenverBroncos.com reported that John Elway, Broncos executive vice president of football operations, spent Wednesday morning on the phone with more than two dozen members of the military.
- AZCardinals.com reported how Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett and cornerback Patrick Peterson helped to spread Christmas cheer on their off day.
- The Providence Journal reported on the creation of Bill Belichick's charitable foundation.
- Indiana University optometrists are expanding their sports concussion study thanks to a grant from the National Institutes of Health, according to The Associated Press.
- The Digital Journal published a press release that said former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon will team up with Stamford Hospital, Trauma Imaging Foundation and two cranio-cervical specialists, to talk about the Image Guided Atlas Treatment that "literally changed his life."
- Bloomberg reported that a panel of federal judges ruled that 10 lawsuits accusing the NCAA of concealing the long-term risks of concussions in student sports must be litigated in Chicago.
- Alaska Public Media reported on one state school district that is trying to make parents more aware of its concussion policy.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
