Patriots' Bill Belichick not fazed by fallen head coaches

Wednesday's health and safety news from the world of football:

• New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick told the Boston Globe he was unfazed by the illnesses suffered by fellow head coaches Gary Kubiak and John Fox last week.

• The Baltimore Sun reported that Mitch Ross, the man who became famous for supplying deer antler spray to Ray Lewis last season, still is providing "pain" chips to Baltimore Ravens safety James Ihedigbo.

• The BYU student newspaper published a feature on BYU student Jake Merrell, who has developed a "smart foam" that can be placed inside a football helmet to measure the impact of each hit.

• The Richmond County (N.C.) Daily Journal talked to an area doctor about ways to get kids to report concussions.

• WJLA-TV featured the researchers at George Mason University and their saliva studies that could help to better diagnose concussions.

• Newswise reported that researchers from the University of Virginia will track more than 130 athletes from the school for head injury studies.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor