NFL Gives Harvard $100M To Study Injuries, Illnesses
The National Football League Players Association has given Harvard University a 10-year $100 million grant to study health problems linked to the sport. The study's short-term goal is to improve the health of current and former players within five years.
- "NFL Players Union and Harvard Team Up on Landmark Study of Football Injuries and Illness" (Lazar, Boston Globe, 1/28).
- "NFL Players, Harvard Team for $100 Million Health Study" (AP/USA Today, 1/29).
- "NFL Players Union Funds $100 Million Harvard Study on Injury" (Malone, Reuters, 1/29).