NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to the 32 clubs Wednesday to inform them of new, stricter instructions for return-to-play of players with head injuries. The guidelines will go into effect this week.
The new instructions require that a player playing football games in NFL jersey with a concussion should not return o action on the same day if he shows following signs or symptoms: inability to remember assignments or plays, a gap in memory, persistent dizziness, and persistent headaches. It is stricter than the old standard, which was established in 2007 and said a player should not be allowed to return to the same game if he lost consciousness.
The new rule caused Steelers’ starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Cardinals starter Kurt Warner to sit out last Sunday’s game. The two starting quarterbacks from last season’s Super Bowl both said during last week that they planned to play despite the head injuries.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Goodell did well at start of Rainier climb
The 50-year-old NFL commissioner Roger Goodell joined the climb tour together with the Seahawks coach Jim Mora and Seahawks chief executive Tod Leiweke. They have been good so far and successfully completed a first day of mountaineering training on Monday. No one took any jerseys with them, even chiefs jerseys.
“Gotta say the commish performed. He is a good listener and grasped mountaineering basics reasonably well,” Guide Peter Whittaker told The Associated Press in an e-mail.
They planned to reach Camp Muir, at 10,080 feet Tuesday and rest there before starting to summit Mount Rainier--the 14,411-foot volcano is Washington’s highest peak--on Wednesday morning. It was said that only half of the climbers who attempt to scale the mountain each year was able to reach the top.
“Gotta say the commish performed. He is a good listener and grasped mountaineering basics reasonably well,” Guide Peter Whittaker told The Associated Press in an e-mail.
They planned to reach Camp Muir, at 10,080 feet Tuesday and rest there before starting to summit Mount Rainier--the 14,411-foot volcano is Washington’s highest peak--on Wednesday morning. It was said that only half of the climbers who attempt to scale the mountain each year was able to reach the top.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Browns WR Stallworth is suspended indefinitely
After Browns WR Donte' Stallworth began a 30-day jail sentence for killing a a pedestrian while driving drunk in Miami, what he lost are more than freedom, but also his career.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote a letter to Stalworth saying that he decided to suspend him indefinitely because he caused irreparable harm.
"The conduct reflected in your guilty plea resulted in the tragic loss of life and was inexcusable," Goodell wrote. "While the criminal justice system has determined the legal consequences of this incident, it is my responsibility as NFL commissioner to determine appropriate league discipline for your actions, which have caused irreparable harm to the victim and his family, your club, your fellow players and the NFL."
Goodell also said that he will eventually contact Stallworth's representatives before determining the length of the suspension.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote a letter to Stalworth saying that he decided to suspend him indefinitely because he caused irreparable harm.
"The conduct reflected in your guilty plea resulted in the tragic loss of life and was inexcusable," Goodell wrote. "While the criminal justice system has determined the legal consequences of this incident, it is my responsibility as NFL commissioner to determine appropriate league discipline for your actions, which have caused irreparable harm to the victim and his family, your club, your fellow players and the NFL."
Goodell also said that he will eventually contact Stallworth's representatives before determining the length of the suspension.
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