On Wednesday, the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell defended the league’s policies on concussions before Congress. He denied a connection between head injuries players in NFL jerseys suffered on the football field and later brain diseases. But it seemed that he did not have strong enough evidence to prove that.
But at least he promised improvement. He told members of the House Judiciary Committee, including the committee chairman, Michigan Democrat John Conyers, that ht league is taking steps to make the game safer.
When being asked to give his explanation, Goodell replied by saying a medical expert could give a better answer than he could. However Dr. Ira Casson, chairman of the NFL’s committee on concussions, had not testified. Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., played a clip of a TV interview in which Casson evidence of a link between multiple head injuries in NFL players with brain disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer’s.
New NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith also testified along with Goodell. Smith said the union and the league will do better in this area together. The two agreed to turn over players’ medical records to the committee.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
NFL commissioner Goodell said Cowboys’ video board not to be a problem
After the league altered it playing rules and the video boards were lifted to 90 feet, 5 feet higher than NFL guidelines, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said that the video boards in the new Cowboys Stadium will be no significant problem anymore.
After Titans punter A.J. Trapasso hit the video board at the $1.3 billion facility in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 21, a lot of people became concerned about punters hitting the video screens. The league issued last Friday the new rule, which calls for an immediate whistle and a replay of the down, with no time taken off the clock. It also ruled that the replay official can ask for a TV review to determine if a ball hit the video boards, regardless of the time in the game.
The rule was made in recognition that there is a need for a rule to deal with anything that strikes an object and tell game officials how to handle them. And Goodell said that research did not support that a punter could be able hit a screen board hang above 85 feet.
After Titans punter A.J. Trapasso hit the video board at the $1.3 billion facility in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 21, a lot of people became concerned about punters hitting the video screens. The league issued last Friday the new rule, which calls for an immediate whistle and a replay of the down, with no time taken off the clock. It also ruled that the replay official can ask for a TV review to determine if a ball hit the video boards, regardless of the time in the game.
The rule was made in recognition that there is a need for a rule to deal with anything that strikes an object and tell game officials how to handle them. And Goodell said that research did not support that a punter could be able hit a screen board hang above 85 feet.
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