Plan Filed to Scrap Race as Factor in N.F.L. Concussion Settlement

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The revised agreement eliminates race as a consideration in evaluating dementia claims by former players.https://nyti.ms/2ZdIbGq

‘When I Was Playing, No One Really Talked About Mental Health.’

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Jonathan Martin faced bullying in his N.F.L. locker room and depression. He will donate his brain to C.T.E. research to determine if head trauma contributed to his mental health woes.https://nyti.ms/2Z62MMM

A Foundering Football Star Killed a Family. No One Knows Why.

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS, KEN BELSON AND JOHN JETER from NYT Sports A small city that bills itself as “Football City U.S.A.” is grappling with the shooting deaths of members of a prominent local family by Phillip Adams who, many say, had been adrift after his N.F.L. career ended.https://nyti.ms/39VWv8M

Olympic Bobsledder Who Killed Himself Likely Had C.T.E.

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Pavle Jovanovic, who represented the United States at the 2006 Olympics, is believed to be the first athlete in a sliding sport to be found with a disease caused by repeated brain traumas.https://nyti.ms/3rYMIVr

The Long, Sad Decline of Mark Pavelich, a ‘Miracle on Ice’ Star

By BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE from NYT Sports The last time an Olympic teammate saw the often-troubled former hockey star, Pavelich seemed optimistic. Four days later he was dead. Now his sister wants to know if C.T.E. contributed to his difficulties and his death.https://nyti.ms/3buzECr

He Was Fearless on a Football Field. It Was the Future That Scared Him.

By BY MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports In September 2018, just before senior day for college football, Evan Hansen opened his laptop and looked up C.T.E.https://nyti.ms/2w9qj0o

He Was Fearless on a Football Field. It Was the Future That Scared Him.

By BY MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports In September 2018, just before senior day for college football, Evan Hansen opened his laptop and looked up C.T.E.https://nyti.ms/2UOrA7i

The Perfect ’72 Dolphins and Football’s Ultimate Toll

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The N.F.L. is celebrating its only team to go through an entire season without losing. That glory came at a cost as several of the team’s prominent players were found to have C.T.E.https://nyti.ms/2RGhPX5

Tagliabue’s Missteps on Concussions Don’t Impede Entry to Hall of Fame

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The crisis in brain damage believed tied to head hits in football soared on his watch, but he did little to acknowledge it and, some say, tried to hide it.https://nyti.ms/3726FkH

C.T.E. and a Loved One’s Death Haunt a Clemson Player’s Family

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports Nolan Turner caught a game-clinching interception to send Clemson to college football’s title game. Kevin Turner, his father, played in the N.F.L. and died after battling a disease associated with blows to the head.https://nyti.ms/30aYLmk

Concussion Lawsuit Against Pop Warner Is Dismissed

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports Two mothers blamed the youth football organization for the deaths of their sons, who were found to have a degenerative brain disease after a fatal motorcycle crash and suicide.https://nyti.ms/2ss5yvm

For N.F.L. Mothers, ‘Injury Is at the Forefront of Your Mind’

By BY TALYA MINSBERG AND ELENA BERGERON from NYT Sports We asked a handful of moms what it’s like to have a child in the league. They expressed support, excitement and anxiety.https://nyti.ms/2ZcoLx7

This Helmet Will Save Football. Actually, Probably Not.

By BY MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports At Stanford, David Camarillo chases the dream of a helmet that can prevent brain disease related to playing football. It’s filled with water. Really. Brain experts say he’s wasting his time.https://nyti.ms/35hwb4p

This Helmet Will Save Football. Actually, Probably Not.

By BY MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports At Stanford, David Camarillo chases the dream of a helmet that can prevent brain disease related to playing football. It’s filled with water. Really. Brain experts say he’s wasting his time.https://nyti.ms/2LOMtKi

His Mind Fading, a Former Football Star Wonders but Cannot Know

By BY MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports T.J. Abraham played high school and college football, then became a doctor. He quit when his brain began to fail him.https://nyti.ms/2Ju6SmJ

Nick Buoniconti Got the Best and the Worst of Football

By KEN BELSON from NYT Sports The N.F.L. Hall of Fame linebacker confronted life’s triumphs and tragedies with a fighter’s mentality. But dementia and other ailments raised questions about the consequences of his career.https://nyti.ms/31gGOSv

The N.F.L. Has Been Consumed by the Concussion Issue. Why Hasn’t the N.H.L.?

By JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports The N.H.L., with a lower profile and fewer dead players than the N.F.L., has fought hard against mounting evidence of a connection between head injury and the degenerative brain disease C.T.E.https://nyti.ms/2ELrHYL

A Giant Laid Low by Too Many Blows to the Head

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports “Some days I feel like a young man, and some days not,” Ryan Miller said. What it’s like to visit a former football player trying to recover from head trauma.https://nyti.ms/2VaLtWK

Massachusetts Bill Would Ban Tackle Football Until After Seventh Grade

By EMILY S. RUEB from NYT Sports The measure, which is already facing headwinds, follows unsuccessful similar attempts by legislators in five other states.https://nyti.ms/2H61sxU

Suicide, Quarterbacks and the Hilinski Family

By MIKE PIELLUCCI and SAM HODGSON from NYT Sports Tyler Hilinski, a quarterback at Washington State, killed himself in January and was posthumously diagnosed with C.T.E. His brother is a star recruit at the same position. It’s raw and complicated. https://nyti.ms/2S2HHKA