Learn more about the latest research on player health from the experts, and ways that former players and their families can enhance their healthspan, lifespan, and joyspan.
How much do you know about former player health? Watch our webinar, Busting Myths About Player Health, with Rachel Grashow, PhD, MS, director of epidemiological research initiatives, to unpack what’s true, what’s untrue, and what can be done to improve your health right now.
Join Rodney Peete and Holly Robinson Peete along with Football Players Health Study experts for a fireside chat about heart health. Our panel of health experts and NFL community members will unpack the latest research on heart health in former players, and answer questions from the NFL community.
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It’s never too late to take care of your brain.
Listen to leading sports physicians, health experts, and NFL community members as they discuss challenges to memory, attention, and concentration among former NFL players. Speakers will share key preventive strategies on how to protect and enhance long-term cognitive and overall health.
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Get on the offensive when it comes to your health.
Former NFL players Rodney Peete, Desmond Howard, Bucky Dilts, and Mark Asper talk with leading sports physicians about preventive strategies to protect and enhance long-term health.
Speakers will address how you can prevent and address health conditions common among former NFL players and men in the general population.
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We know that the NFL experience is a family experience, both on and off the field. Family members of former players provide unique and important perspectives on the impact of race and health disparities on the lives of their loved ones.
Our research scientists and family advisors lead a discussion about our recent findings on health disparities, the possible implications for former NFL players, share key takeaways and resources to support player health, and answer questions.
Panelists:
Mary Hawkins, PhD, MSc
Family Advisor, Football Players Health Study
Advisor, FEM-FL, Football Players Health Study
Rachel Grashow, PhD, MS
Director of Epidemiological Research Initiatives, Football Players Health Study
Jo Ann Pugh, RN
Family Advisor, Football Players Health Study
Advisor, FEM-FL, Football Players Health Study
Morgan Thomas
Advisor, FEM-FL, Football Players Health Study
Alicia Whittington, PhD, MPH
Assistant Director of Engagement and Health Equity Research
Our research scientists and player advisors discuss the impact of race and health disparities on the lives and health of former NFL players, what it may mean for the former player community, and some key takeaways and resources to support health, in light of these findings.
Speakers:
Nolan Harrison III
Former defensive lineman, Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Washington Redskins
Player Advisor, Football Players Health Study
Harper LeBel
Former long snapper and tight end, Seattle Seahawks, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, and Baltimore Ravens
Player Advisor, Football Players Health Study
Eugene Robinson
Former safety, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, and Carolina Panthers
Player Advisor, Football Players Health Study
Julius Thomas
Former tight end, Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Miami Dolphins
Player Advisor, Football Players Health Study
Speaker: Camara P. Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, Evelyn Green Davis Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, Senior Fellow, Satcher Health Leadership Institute and Cardiovascular Research Institute, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Community Health & Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine ⠀ ⠀
Audience Q&A facilitator: Herman A. Taylor, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, and Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, and Director of Player Engagement and Education at the Football Players Health Study at Harvard University⠀ ⠀
"I would say get involved because even if your husband's not struggling, you may have a friend whose husband is struggling." Hear more from Tameka Hannon, wife of Chris Hannon, former NFL wide receiver, on the experiences of wives and families contending with player health concerns.
"I've had a lot of conversatons with wives, especially as the players leave the game; that transition is really difficult," Kimberly Alexander, wife of the late football player Elijah Alexander, speaks about the importance of this Study for families and loved ones of players.