article_snippet: NFL's senior vice president of health and safety said that, by any measure, football has never been safer and we continue to make progress with rule changes, safer tackling techniques at all levels of football, and better equipment, protocols and medical care for players.'
article_snippet: We are seeing a growing culture of safety.
article_snippet: Everyone involved in the game knows that there is more work to do and player safety will continue to be our top priority,' The NFL's senior vice president of health and safety said.
article_snippet: However, Chris Borland refuted that and said, 'football is inherently dangerous and that will never change.'
article_snippet: However I don't think you shouldn't be informed and you should have every opportunity to know all you can about the dangers of that feeling that you love and the sport that you're passionate about.'
article_snippet: A class-action lawsuit involving thousands of former players, filed in 2012, contended that the league hid the dangers of brain injury among players while profiting from the sport's violent physical contact.
highlights_snippet: Worried about evidence linking concussions to neurological damage .