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Members, and members of the subcommittee, i appreciate the opportunity to testify this morning on the behalf of the National Football league, and i commend the getty for the committee for digging up this issue. Commissioner has stated repeatedly that he spent more time on health and safety of our board than any other issue that comes before him. Football has our day vital place in the resume of american life, there are nearly 6 million children who play football across our country. Another 1. 1 million that play in high school, 75,000 in college, and so whether Distance Games in our backyard, ...

A house energy and commerce subcommittee look at spore safety and brain injuries in football, hockey, and other sports. Nfl and nhl officials talk about the safety steps they have taken. Well also hear injury stories from a professional Soccer Player and a high school student, and medical professionals explain the Science Behind brain injuries. The hearing is about three hours. All right. I want to thank everybody for being here. Were now with the full Committee Ranking member, the gentleman from california joins us. We now have the ability to start our hearing. I will introduce you after my s...

Elaborate lengths to do that and will continue to do so. We are pleased to have this opportunity to share with this subcommittee some of the measures enacted in this pursuit. National Hockey League was the first Major Professional Sports League to launch a comprehensive leaguewide program to evaluate players after they incur head injuries. Beginning in 1997 the nllpa Concussion Program required that all players on all clubs undergo preseason baseline neuropsychological testing. After a player diagnosed with a concussion he undergoes postinjury neuropsychological testing and preand post injury ...

Specialists are on a mission to develop new ways to prevent and treat concussions in youth.

Heat forward Haywood Highsmith will miss Monday’s game against the Clippers and likely some time beyond that after entering the NBA’s concussion protocol.