Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
We hear about it all the time – NFL players once at the top of their game and in prime physical fitness retire and become the antithesis of health. … retrofit weight loss program For Reggie, those food choices aren't anything dramatic. One of the …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several subsidiaries of Travelers Companies Inc sued the National Football League and a host of other insurers, seeking to avoid paying to defend the league against a wave of brain injury-related claims by thousands of former players and their families. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court, one week after the NFL sued three dozen insurance companies in an effort to force them to cover the costs of defending the claims. …
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FRIDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — Tests performed on a group of retired NFL players revealed that more than 40 percent suffered from problems such as depression and dementia, adding to a growing pile of evidence that repeated sports-related head traumas can lead to lasting neurological issues.
(Reuters) – More than 2,000 former NFL players have joined forces in a lawsuit due to be filed on Thursday alleging the league deliberately and fraudulently concealed from players the risk of brain injury from playing professional football. The master complaint joins together more than 80 lawsuits previously filed by former players on a topic that has generated increasing concern following the suicides of former players such as Pro Bowl linebacker Junior Seau on May 2. The 86-page lawsuit was due to be filed shortly at U.S. …
| Imagine this. Instead of watching NFL teams select the best football players in the country, they will instead be drafting mascots. It would be serious, very serious, and the outcomes would likely reshape NFL franchises for years to come. See all stories on this topic » |
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| McGahee — along with several other NFL stars — is trying to spread that message through the NFL's Play 60 program, which encourages everyone to exercise for an hour a day. The program also provides workout classes with NFL players in select cities … See all stories on this topic » |
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By Mike Sando King notes that the teams Manning considered the strongest featured former NFL players as point men. That included John Elway in Denver, Mike Munchak in Tennessee, Jim Harbaugh in San Francisco, and Ken Whisenhunt in Arizona.
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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson isn't one to take the easy road in strengthening his anatomy (see NFL.com Fantasy ad) and alternative medicine just doesn't fit with the man better known as AD (All Day) or Purple Jesus.
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LiveScience.com – American adults would be willing to miss a number of major life events, including essential work obligations, to attend a Super Bowl featuring their favorite NFL team, a new survey reveals.
| By RANDY COVITZ The Chiefs didn't have much success when assistant Frank Gansz took over as head coach. Romeo Crennel appears to be the right guy at the right time to be promoted as head coach of the Chiefs. But here's a sobering detail for all those … See all stories on this topic » |
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