- Titans wide receivers Nate Washington and Kenny Britttold The Tennesseean that the new pads rule protects the NFL, not the players.
- Former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Donald Jones was forced to retire because of kidney disease, USA Today reported.
- Siouxlandnews.com featured a local high school that is taking advantage of a new concussion detection app.
- A youth football league in Mentor, Ohio, is engaging in Heads Up Football with the help of the Cleveland Browns, Mentor Patch reported.
- WOAY-TV reported that coaches in Oak Hill, W.Va., are being required to take an annual concussion course. That information then is being passed on to the area's student-athletes.
- FloridaToday.com wrote about new rules governing high school football in the state that limits contact in practice.
- U-T San Diego highlighted the decision by the Chargers' offensive linemen to wear knee braces in practice to guard against injury.
- A non-profit group is offering cycling concussion guidelines, according to bicycleretailer.com.
