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The Best Concussion-Detecting Devices Available for the NFL

489. That’s the number of National Football League players diagnosed with concussions in preseason and regular-season games in 2012 and 2013. These sobering numbers have accounted for too many life-threatening, and sometimes life-ending issues. The NFL now has a Head, Neck and Spine Committee, which came up with a Sideline Concussion Assessment Tool that must […]

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Unequal Technologies Looks to Protect Athletes with Innovative Product Line

A look at the Unequal Invincible Shirt (Unequal Technologies) Injuries are an ever-present problem for athletes, parents, as well as coaches, leaving them clamoring for the latest technologies that can help prevent (or lessen the effects of) them. Enter Unequal Technologies in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. They’ve been making supplemental protection gear for sports and the military in the United States, and around the world since 2008. They don’t make the helmet a football player wears. They make the thin, lightweight gear that fits inside the helmet. Rob Vito, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Unequal Technologies has a wealth of knowledge in the field of keeping people safe in potentially dangerous situations, while Erin Hanlon Ph.D., is their Director...

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NFL Social Report Cards: AFC North

The regular season has drawn to a close, and as teams and fans enjoy games that matter just a bit more than the 16 in the books, we’re looking at the work done in support of those results via social media and asking the same simple question answered on the field: who won? Let’s target […]

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