Thursday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- The Tennessean profiled former Tennessee Titans linebacker Tim Shaw, who declared that he has been diagnosed with ALS. He then performed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Wednesday. The entire Titans team took the challenge in his honor simultaneously.
Shaw was released by the Titans after last season and he retired from the NFL earlier this year.
- CBS Sports talked to NFL executive vice president for football operations Troy Vincent about the fine process for dangerous hits.
Vincent explained the process in a series of eight tweets.
- KWQC-TV in Davenport, Iowa, reported that already coaches in Illinois are meeting the standards of the new state law requiring concussion training.
- The Washington Post reported that Virginia high schools in Williamsburg and Norfolk are testing helmet sensors for concussions.
- WISN-TV in Milwaukee featured an area high school that is using Riddell's latest helmet with built-in concussions sensors.
- The Sleepy Eye (Minn.) News reported on a local high school that is using helmets by SG made of carbon Kevlar and studied at the Purdue University labs.
- The Cape Gazette in Lewes, Del., reported on a study that said 9 of 10 kids playing youth sports have been injured and half have returned to play after an injury.
- The Norwich (Conn.) Bulletin reported that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference has created a concussion database for its athletes.
- The Calgary Herald reported that the Canadian Concussion Collaborative, a national group of health professionals, called for a more comprehensive concussion protocol in country. The Ottawa Citizen also reported on the group's efforts as did the Toronto Globe and Mail.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
