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Brett Favre Joins Brock USA in Sports Injury Prevention Mission
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Lance Briggs Tells Story Of Life After Football With Help From Brock
Lessening the impact for athletes’ long-term health is the core of why Brock manufactures the leading shock pads on the market for artificial turf sports surfaces. The opportunity to help bring Lance Briggs’ inspiring story to the world was something Brock’s management team enthusiastically embraced. “We need to move football, and sports in general, forward,”…
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Key and Peele Take On Concussions in Football
Brain injuries in contact sports are no laughing matter, but sometimes it takes satire to bring to light the urgency for reform. The hit Comedy Central show Key & Peele just released a short where a quarterback is sacked and suffers a concussion. After his head collides with the turf he brings calls the huddle and begins a…
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If Only Bo Knew, What Bo Knows Now
Reminiscing on the popular Nike campaign featuring Bo Jackson, you may recall the catchphrase, “Bo Knows…” Bo seemed to know everything from his professional sports, Football and Baseball, to cycling, tennis, pro wrestling, and even how to play guitar! What Bo was not privy to was the research that surfaced in 2005 attributing concussions and sub-concussive…
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NFL Acknowledges Shock Pad Importance
During recent NFL Games, a recipient of the NFL Head Health Challenge grant received media attention promoting the idea of a shock pad under artificial turf. With the increase in concussions being seen on head to surface impacts, it’s now a national conversation at the highest levels to improve the safety of the athletic field…
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Chief’s QB Suffers Concussion from Head-to-Turf Collision
Last week’s NFL game play had serious repercussions for the Kansas City Chiefs when their starting quarterback, Alex Smith, and running back, Spencer Ware, were both lost to concussion injuries. Smith’s collision with the turf is yet another reminder of how critical it is to bring the playing surface into the concussion discussion. Smith left the game in the…
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Texas School District Puts Safety First for 8 Fields
How incredible would it be for a Texas high school football player to play on the same field as the Dallas Cowboys? Well, for one school district in San Antonio the student athletes are getting the next best thing. They will be playing on the same surface being utilized in the brand-new Dallas Cowboys Practice Facilities. The North East…
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Simmons College $13.5 Million Daly Fields Renovation Completed
The Brighton High School football team lost their home turf, Daly Field, in the late 1980s due to major disrepair and deterioration. The team has bounced from field to field ever since. The Bengals have a strong history, winning championships nearly every season. Despite their success, the team held practices at Cassidy Playground, a field…
