| jun 6, 2023 in this story: minnesota vikings recently-retired vikings tight end ben ellefson will remain with the team by joining the football staff in a "hybrid" role, head coach kevin o'connell announced on tuesday. ellefson, whose three-year nfl playing career was marred by injuries,...
National Football League players engaged in active play and those who were recently retired (defined as within 12 years of stopping play) were recruited through personal referrals by one of the authors (C.J.N.) and word of mouth. Male control participants were recruited through local advertising...
Ont., on Sunday, Nov.19, 2023. The CFL has suspended veteran defensive lineman Lemon indefinitely for betting on league games.Lemon, a three-time Grey Cup champion, retired April 10. THE CANADIAN
Imaging of Glial Cell Activation and White Matter Integrity in Brains of Active and Recently Retired National Football League Players. JAMA Neurol 2017;74:67-74.Coughlin JM, Wang Y, Minn I, Bienko N, Ambinder EB, Xu X, et al. Imaging of glial cell activation and white matter integrity...
Key Points Question Is localized brain injury, indicated by higher translocator protein signal and white matter changes, linked to National Football League (NFL) play? Findings In this cross-sectional, case-control study of young NFL players compared with control participants, players showed higher tr...
OBJECTIVE: To measure translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO), a marker of activated glial cell response, in a cohort of National Football League (NFL) players and control participants, and to report measures of white matter integrity. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cross-sectional, case-...